CVE-2024-36880: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: qca: add missing firmware sanity checks
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1070.79~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1066.74~20.04.1 +50
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6949-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6952-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6955-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6956-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6957-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6949-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6952-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7019-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: add missing firmware sanity checks Add the missing sanity checks when parsing the firmware files before downloading them to avoid accessing and corrupting memory beyond the vmalloced buffer.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36880 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36880 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/2e4edfa1e2bd821a317e7d006517dcf2f3fac68d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed53949cc92e28aaa3463d246942bda1fbb7f307 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1caceadfb50432dbf6d808796cb6c34ebb6d662c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/427281f9498ed614f9aabc80e46ec077c487da6d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/02f05ed44b71152d5e11d29be28aed91c0489b4e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4edfa1e2bd821a317e7d006517dcf2f3fac68d (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6949-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6952-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6955-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6956-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6957-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6949-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6952-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6950-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7019-1 (opens in a new tab)