# CVE-2024-36011: Bluetooth: HCI: Fix potential null-ptr-deref

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.5, 6.6
- Published: 2024-05-23 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.4.16, fixed in 6.5; from 6.5.3, fixed in 6.6
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: HCI: Fix potential null-ptr-deref Fix potential null-ptr-deref in hci_le_big_sync_established_evt().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.5, 6.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7ebb69c1d65732bcac2fda9d15421f76f01e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f3be61f55d4eedc20eedc56c0f04a5ce2b4a55a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2706004a1b8b526592e823d7e52551b518a7941

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