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CVE-2024-26888: Bluetooth: msft: Fix memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: msft: Fix memory leak Fix leaking buffer allocated to send MSFT_OP_LE_MONITOR_ADVERTISEMENT.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.4.16 before 6.5; from 6.5.3 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2 — fixed in 6.5, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.5, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5987b9f7d9314c7411136005b3a52f61a8cc0911
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb93417c93716a5404f762f331f5de3653fd952
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e9920c75e0790bff947a00d192d24bf1c724e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e06258f4c31eba0fcd503e19828b5f8fe7b08b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5987b9f7d9314c7411136005b3a52f61a8cc0911
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb93417c93716a5404f762f331f5de3653fd952
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e9920c75e0790bff947a00d192d24bf1c724e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e06258f4c31eba0fcd503e19828b5f8fe7b08b

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