# CVE-2024-50078: Bluetooth: Call iso\_exit() on module unload

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-29 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Call iso_exit() on module unload If iso_init() has been called, iso_exit() must be called on module unload. Without that, the struct proto that iso_init() registered with proto_register() becomes invalid, which could cause unpredictable problems later. In my case, with CONFIG_LIST_HARDENED and CONFIG_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION enabled, loading the module again usually triggers this BUG(): list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffffffffb5355fd0), but was 0000000000000068. (next=ffffffffc0a010d0). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 1 PID: 4159 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.10.11-4+bt2-ao-desktop #1 RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0 ... __list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0 proto_register+0x299/0x320 hci_sock_init+0x16/0xc0 [bluetooth] bt_init+0x68/0xd0 [bluetooth] __pfx_bt_init+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] do_one_initcall+0x80/0x2f0 do_init_module+0x8b/0x230 __do_sys_init_module+0x15f/0x190 do_syscall_64+0x68/0x110 ...

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af7ba39a1a02e16ee8cd0d3b6c6657f51b8ad7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05f84d86169b2ebac185c5736a256823d42c425b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f905a7d95091e0d2605a3a1a157a9351f09ab2e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d458cd1221e9e56da3b2cc5518ad3225caa91f20

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