CVE-2024-26889: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix possible buffer overflow
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix possible buffer overflow struct hci_dev_info has a fixed size name[8] field so in the event that hdev->name is bigger than that strcpy would attempt to write past its size, so this fixes this problem by switching to use strscpy.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5a9d4a7bcbb7534ce45a18a52e7bd23e69d8ac (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a03e4ac1a41edf8a5087bd59f8241b0de96d3d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d47e6c1932cee02954ea588c9f09fd5ecefeadfc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e845867b4e279eff0a19ade253390470e07e8a1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0477ac14251d0ba813f311bb5db79eb07d99bfcc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41c8efe659caed0e21422876bbb6b73c15b5244 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c28598a2c29201d2ba7fc37539a7d41c264fb10 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edce8e9a99dd5e4404259d52e754fdc97fb42c2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81137162bfaa7278785b24c1fd2e9e74f082e8e4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68644bf5ec6baaff40fc39b3529c874bfda709bd (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html (opens in a new tab)