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CVE-2024-53144: Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-17 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE This aligned BR/EDR JUST_WORKS method with LE which since 92516cd97fd4 ("Bluetooth: Always request for user confirmation for Just Works") always request user confirmation with confirm_hint set since the likes of bluetoothd have dedicated policy around JUST_WORKS method (e.g. main.conf:JustWorksRepairing). CVE: CVE-2024-8805

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 3.2.61 before 3.3; from 3.4.98 before 3.5; from 3.10.48 before 3.11; from 3.12.25 before 3.13; from 3.14.12 before 3.15; from 3.15.5 before 3.16 — fixed in 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.16, 3.3, 3.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b49d6e4f399a390c70f3034f5fbacbb9413858
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291ff856d2c5177b4fe9c18828312be30213193
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830c03e58beb70b99349760f822e505ecb4eeb7e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7adfb95f64a761e4784381e47bee1a362eb30d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25e11f978b63cb7857890edb3a698599cddb10e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baaa50c6f91ea5a9c7503af51f2bc50e6568b66b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17c631ba04e960eb6f8728b10d585de20ac4f71
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1229/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html

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