What is CVE-2024-57879?

CVE-2024-57879 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8.12 onward and patched in 6.12.6 and 6.13. CVE-2024-57879 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57879?

CVE-2024-57879 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-57879?

Yes, CVE-2024-57879 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.6 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-57879 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-57879 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-57879

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: iso: Always release hdev at the end of iso_listen_bis Since hci_get_route holds the device before returning, the hdev should be released with hci_dev_put at the end of iso_listen_bis even if the function returns with an error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-11

Last modified 2025-10-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-404

CVE-2024-57879 is classified as CWE-404

See CWE-404 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8.12, 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.6, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8.12 ≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.6 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-57879 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca50db1c567d658d173c5ef3ee6c52b0b03603c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c76fff747a73ba01d1d87ed53dd9c00cb40ba05
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-57879

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-11

Modified 2025-10-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57879?

CVE-2024-57879 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.6 and 6.13. CVE-2024-57879 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57879?

CVE-2024-57879 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-57879?

Yes — CVE-2024-57879 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.6 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-57879 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-57879 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.