# CVE-2024-53144: Bluetooth: hci\_event: Align BR/EDR JUST\_WORKS paring with LE

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, and 7 more
- Published: 2024-12-17 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in baaa50c6f91ea5a9c7503af51f2bc50e6568b66b; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in 22b49d6e4f399a390c70f3034f5fbacbb9413858; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in d17c631ba04e960eb6f8728b10d585de20ac4f71; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in 830c03e58beb70b99349760f822e505ecb4eeb7e; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in ad7adfb95f64a761e4784381e47bee1a362eb30d; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in 5291ff856d2c5177b4fe9c18828312be30213193; from ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f, fixed in b25e11f978b63cb7857890edb3a698599cddb10e; from 3.2.61, fixed in 3.3; from 3.4.98, fixed in 3.5; from 3.10.48, fixed in 3.11; from 3.12.25, fixed in 3.13; from 3.14.12, fixed in 3.15; from 3.15.5, fixed in 3.16
- Linux: 3.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.16.0, fixed in 5.10.236; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.180; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.113; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.55; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.14; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.11.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE This aligned BR/EDR JUST_WORKS method with LE which since 92516cd97fd4 ("Bluetooth: Always request for user confirmation for Just Works") always request user confirmation with confirm_hint set since the likes of bluetoothd have dedicated policy around JUST_WORKS method (e.g. main.conf:JustWorksRepairing). CVE: CVE-2024-8805

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15) 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/baaa50c6f91ea5a9c7503af51f2bc50e6568b66b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b49d6e4f399a390c70f3034f5fbacbb9413858
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d17c631ba04e960eb6f8728b10d585de20ac4f71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830c03e58beb70b99349760f822e505ecb4eeb7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7adfb95f64a761e4784381e47bee1a362eb30d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291ff856d2c5177b4fe9c18828312be30213193
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b25e11f978b63cb7857890edb3a698599cddb10e
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1229/

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