# CVE-2024-42133: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.39, 6.6
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.6.2, fixed in 6.6.39; from 6.5.12, fixed in 6.6
- Linux: 6.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Ignore too large handle values in BIG hci_le_big_sync_established_evt is necessary to filter out cases where the handle value is belonging to ida id range, otherwise ida will be erroneously released in hci_conn_cleanup.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.39, 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/a06a8cc80fa203fde828a8429583f7e4fe27eca4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38263088b845abeeeb98dda5b87c0de3063b6dbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dad0003ccc68457baf005a6ed75b4d321463fe3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015d79c96d62cd8a4a359fcf5be40d58088c936b

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