Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE

This aligned BR/EDR JUST_WORKS method with LE which since 92516cd97fd4
("Bluetooth: Always request for user confirmation for Just Works")
always request user confirmation with confirm_hint set since the
likes of bluetoothd have dedicated policy around JUST_WORKS method
(e.g. main.conf:JustWorksRepairing).

CVE: CVE-2024-8805

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-53144

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.41% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17c631ba04e960eb6f8728b10d585de20ac4f71
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830c03e58beb70b99349760f822e505ecb4eeb7e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7adfb95f64a761e4784381e47bee1a362eb30d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291ff856d2c5177b4fe9c18828312be30213193
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25e11f978b63cb7857890edb3a698599cddb10e

Timeline