5.5

CVE-2024-26888: Bluetooth: msft: Fix memory leak

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26888DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26888
Published 17-04-2024Last modified 23-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26888 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
USN-6816-1USN-6817-1USN-6817-2USN-6817-3USN-6878-1

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: msft: Fix memory leak Fix leaking buffer allocated to send MSFT_OP_LE_MONITOR_ADVERTISEMENT.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu82 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1009.9
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 9e14606d8f38ea52a38c27692a9c1513c987a5da, < 98e9920c75e0790bff947a00d192d24bf1c724e0 | ≥ 9e14606d8f38ea52a38c27692a9c1513c987a5da, < 5987b9f7d9314c7411136005b3a52f61a8cc0911 | ≥ 9e14606d8f38ea52a38c27692a9c1513c987a5da, < 5cb93417c93716a5404f762f331f5de3653fd952 | ≥ 9e14606d8f38ea52a38c27692a9c1513c987a5da, < a6e06258f4c31eba0fcd503e19828b5f8fe7b08b | f9965f7f38c90449a5fb26edb8a7d22b1dcf0283 | 80fe27811c56ecd3896c3d511ab8298146071d98 | ≥ 6.4.16, < 6.5 | ≥ 6.5.3, < 6.6 | 6.6
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.4.16, < 6.5 | ≥ 6.5.3, < 6.6.23 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.11 | ≥ 6.8, < 6.8.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.7.12-1

3 vendors · 85 products

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