CVE-2024-7138

Denial of Service in Silicon Labs RS9116 Bluetooth SDK

Description

An assert may be triggered, causing a temporary denial of service when a peer device sends a specially crafted malformed L2CAP packet. If a watchdog timer is not enabled, a hard reset is required to recover the device.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory silabs.com
Affected: silabs.com RS9116 Bluetooth SDK
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://community.silabs.com/068Vm00000I5mjD vendor advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7138?
CVE-2024-7138 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-7138?
To fix CVE-2024-7138, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-7138 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-7138 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-7138?
CVE-2024-7138 affects silabs.com RS9116 Bluetooth SDK.
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