CVE-2024-27416

kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix handling of HCI_EV_IO_CAPA_REQUEST

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 17, 2024

Updated · August 19, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Bluetooth hci_event component of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could exploit a logic error in handling the HCI_EV_IO_CAPA_REQUEST event. This could lead to an incorrect assumption about Secure Simple Pairing (SSP) support, potentially causing a denial of service in Bluetooth communication.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-1287 · Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input