CVE-2024-57894 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-57894
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-57894 Details

Status: Received on 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

Published on: 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-57894 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-57894: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context This reworks hci_cb_list to not use mutex hci_cb_list_lock to avoid bugs like the bellow: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 5070, name: kworker/u9:2 preempt_count: 0, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0 4 locks held by kworker/u9:2/5070: #0: ffff888015be3948 ((wq_completion)hci0#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline] #0: ffff888015be3948 ((wq_completion)hci0#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x8e0/0x1770 kernel/workqueue.c:3335 #1: ffffc90003b6fd00 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3230 [inline] #1: ffffc90003b6fd00 ((work_completion)(&hdev->rx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x91b/0x1770 kernel/workqueue.c:3335 #2: ffff8880665d0078 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_le_create_big_complete_evt+0xcf/0xae0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:6914 #3: ffffffff8e132020 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:298 [inline] #3: ffffffff8e132020 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:750 [inline] #3: ffffffff8e132020 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: hci_le_create_big_complete_evt+0xdb/0xae0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:6915 CPU: 0 PID: 5070 Comm: kworker/u9:2 Not tainted 6.8.0-syzkaller-08073-g480e035fc4c7 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/27/2024 Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114 __might_resched+0x5d4/0x780 kernel/sched/core.c:10187 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xc1/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2004 [inline] hci_le_create_big_complete_evt+0x3d9/0xae0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:6939 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7514 [inline] hci_event_packet+0xa53/0x1540 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7569 hci_rx_work+0x3e8/0xca0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4171 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3254 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa00/0x1770 kernel/workqueue.c:3335 worker_thread+0x86d/0xd70 kernel/workqueue.c:3416 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:243 </TASK>

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-57894

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-57894 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-57894

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-57894.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-57894, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-57894, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2024-57894 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-57894 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-57894 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.045% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 18.4% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 81.6% of others.

CVE-2024-57894 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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