CVE-2024-36942
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix firmware check error path A recent commit fixed the code that parses the firmware files before downloading them to the controller but introduced a memory leak in case the sanity checks ever fail. Make sure to free the firmware buffer before returning on errors.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
280 explicit affected versions
23 explicit affected versions
81 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix firmware check error path A recent commit fixed the code that parses the firmware files before downloading them to the controller but introduced a memory leak in case the sanity checks ever fail. Make sure to free the firmware buffer before returning on errors.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064688d70c33bb5b49dde6e972b9379a8b045d8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40d442f969fb1e871da6fca73d3f8aef1f888558
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580bcd6bf24f9975f97d81d5ef1b64cca9240df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bcba557d5c37cd09ecd5abbe7d50deb86c36d3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f768214320852766a60a815a0be8f14fba0cc3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-36942