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CVE-2024-56590 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix not checking skb length on hci_acldata_packet This fixes not checking if skb really contains an ACL header otherwise the code may attempt to access some uninitilized/invalid memory past the valid skb->data.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219960a48771b35a3857a491b955c31d6c33d581 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe288a8214e7dd784d1f9b7c9e448244d316b47 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/559b1c7ac2e212a23b3833d3baf3bd957771d02e kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e50d12cc6e95e1fde08f5db6992b616f714b0fb kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a6160dc198ffe5786da8bd8588cfd17f53b29a kernel.org Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-56590
NVD Published Date:
12/27/2024
NVD Last Modified:
09/23/2025
Source:
kernel.org