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Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails bt_init() calls bt_leds_init() to register led, but if it fails later, bt_leds_cleanup() is not called to unregister it. This can cause panic if the argument "bluetooth-power" in text is freed and then another led_trigger_register() tries to access it: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc06d3bc0 RIP: 0010:strcmp+0xc/0x30 Call Trace: led_trigger_register+0x10d/0x4f0 led_trigger_register_simple+0x7d/0x100 bt_init+0x39/0xf7 [bluetooth] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.19.269, 5.10.159, 5.15.83, 5.4.227, 6.0.13
CVEs
CVE-2022-48971
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 19:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2024, 20:05 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails bt_init() calls bt_leds_init() to register led, but if it fails later, bt_leds_cleanup() is not called to unregister it. This can cause panic if the argument "bluetooth-power" in text is freed and then another led_trigger_register() tries to access it: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc06d3bc0 RIP: 0010:strcmp+0xc/0x30 Call Trace: led_trigger_register+0x10d/0x4f0 led_trigger_register_simple+0x7d/0x100 bt_init+0x39/0xf7 [bluetooth] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0

osv:CVE-2022-48971

Kernel

Fixed versions: 4.19.269, 5.4.227, 5.10.159, 5.15.83, 6.0.13

Complete source record
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