CVE-2023-51779

A flaw was found in the Bluetooth subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between the bt_sock_recvmsg() and bt_sock_ioctl() functions could lead to a use-after-free on a socket buffer ("skb"). This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service condition or potential code execution.

This flaw has been rated as having a Moderate impact because it is believed to be difficult to exploit and it is not clear whether or not it could be used to achieve local privilege escalation.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.