Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails
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 sourcePublished 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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