CVE-2024-50078
kernel: Bluetooth: Call iso_exit() on module unload
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
Review impact separately from score.
Published · October 29, 2024
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: Call iso_exit() on module unload
If iso_init() has been called, iso_exit() must be called on module unload. Without that, the struct proto that iso_init() registered with proto_register() becomes invalid, which could cause unpredictable problems later. In my case, with CONFIG_LIST_HARDENED and CONFIG_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION enabled, loading the module again usually triggers this BUG():
list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffffffffb5355fd0), but was 0000000000000068. (next=ffffffffc0a010d0). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 4159 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.10.11-4+bt2-ao-desktop #1 RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0 ... __list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0 proto_register+0x299/0x320 hci_sock_init+0x16/0xc0 [bluetooth] bt_init+0x68/0xd0 [bluetooth] __pfx_bt_init+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] do_one_initcall+0x80/0x2f0 do_init_module+0x8b/0x230 __do_sys_init_module+0x15f/0x190 do_syscall_64+0x68/0x110 ...
Statement
The bug happens only when admin unloads and then loads again Bluetooth kernel module, so impact is limited.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, prevent module bluetooth from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write