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

Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name()

devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this
returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked.
Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL
pointer dereference error.
Published: 2025-02-27
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5261 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 27 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
Title Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name()
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:01:37.850Z

Reserved: 2025-02-27T02:04:28.913Z

Link: CVE-2024-57988

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T16:54:37.520Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-02-27T02:15:12.800

Modified: 2025-10-01T20:18:08.683

Link: CVE-2024-57988

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-57988 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:09:24Z

Weaknesses