CVE-2024-46869: Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Allocate memory for driver private data

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: 2024-09-30 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Allocate memory for driver private data Fix driver not allocating memory for struct btintel_data which is used to store internal data.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.10 before 6.10.12; from 6.11 before 6.11.1 — fixed in 6.10.12, 6.11.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.10.12, 6.11.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4545f08cc68d2fc835f5c490b36e0264750030
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ffaa200251871980af12e57649ad57c70bf0f43
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9e1c1b1f389a8e6d987ac6cb3e2ba04f8ec875

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