CVE-2024-53207: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC
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 27 Dec 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this deadlock issue has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix once available. Until patched, affected systems may experience Bluetooth-related hangs.
Description
CVE-2024-53207 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth management subsystem that fixes possible deadlocks caused by the hci_cmd_sync_dequeue function. These deadlocks can cause kernel worker threads to block indefinitely, impacting system availability. The issue is related to mutex locking in Bluetooth MGMT code paths.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53207 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5703fb1d85f653e35b327b14de4db7da239e4fd9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a25ce9b4af6dc26ee2b9c32d6bd37620bf9739e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66dfaf18fd61bb75ef8cee83db46b2aadf153d0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3f594a3473d6429a0bcf2004cb2885368741b79 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac34e44281f1f1bd842adbbcfe3ef9ff0905111 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)