CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2024-42141 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Check socket flag instead of hcon This fixes the following Smatch static checker warning: net/bluetooth/iso.c:1364 iso_sock_recvmsg() error: we previously assumed 'pi->conn->hcon' could be null (line 1359) net/bluetooth/iso.c 1347 static int iso_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, 1348 size_t len, int flags) 1349 { 1350 struct sock *sk = sock->sk; 1351 struct iso_pinfo *pi = iso_pi(sk); 1352 1353 BT_DBG("sk %p", sk); 1354 1355 if (test_and_clear_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP, &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) { 1356 lock_sock(sk); 1357 switch (sk->sk_state) { 1358 case BT_CONNECT2: 1359 if (pi->conn->hcon && ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If ->hcon is NULL 1360 test_bit(HCI_CONN_PA_SYNC, &pi->conn->hcon->flags)) { 1361 iso_conn_big_sync(sk); 1362 sk->sk_state = BT_LISTEN; 1363 } else { --> 1364 iso_conn_defer_accept(pi->conn->hcon); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ then we're toast 1365 sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG; 1366 } 1367 release_sock(sk); 1368 return 0; 1369 case BT_CONNECTED: 1370 if (test_bit(BT_SK_PA_SYNC,

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2024-07-30
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • linux / linux_kernel / 6.10

Showing 2 representative product identities from 9 source matches. Confirm exact affected versions with the linked vendor and NVD evidence.

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

This catalog composition supplies bounded fallback guidance. Explicitly reviewed curated workflows load with the complete record below.

Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

The detailed catalog view below loads this exact record, its source evidence, and the full seven-phase agentic change plan.