In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Resolve TX timeout error in power save stress test
This fixes the tx timeout issue seen while running a stress test on
btnxpuart for couple of hours, such that the interval between two HCI
commands coincide with the power save timeout value of 2 seconds.
Test procedure using bash script:
<load btnxpuart.ko>
hciconfig hci0 up
//Enable Power Save feature
hcitool -i hci0 cmd 3f 23 02 00 00
while (true)
do
hciconfig hci0 leadv
sleep 2
hciconfig hci0 noleadv
sleep 2
done
Error log, after adding few more debug prints:
Bluetooth: btnxpuart_queue_skb(): 01 0A 20 01 00
Bluetooth: hci0: Set UART break: on, status=0
Bluetooth: hci0: btnxpuart_tx_wakeup() tx_work scheduled
Bluetooth: hci0: btnxpuart_tx_work() dequeue: 01 0A 20 01 00
Can't set advertise mode on hci0: Connection timed out (110)
Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x200a tx timeout
When the power save mechanism turns on UART break, and btnxpuart_tx_work()
is scheduled simultaneously, psdata->ps_state is read as PS_STATE_AWAKE,
which prevents the psdata->work from being scheduled, which is responsible
to turn OFF UART break.
This issue is fixed by adding a ps_lock mutex around UART break on/off as
well as around ps_state read/write.
btnxpuart_tx_wakeup() will now read updated ps_state value. If ps_state is
PS_STATE_SLEEP, it will first schedule psdata->work, and then it will
reschedule itself once UART break has been turned off and ps_state is
PS_STATE_AWAKE.
Tested above script for 50,000 iterations and TX timeout error was not
observed anymore.
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History
19 Nov 2025, 17:20
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5df94ce0e213d5b549633f528f96114c736190 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4db90e4eb8d5487098712ffb1048f3fa6d25e98 - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo |
11 Aug 2025, 18:32
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| Summary |
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09 Aug 2025, 15:15
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Information
Published : 2025-08-09 15:15
Updated : 2025-11-19 17:20
NVD link : CVE-2024-58238
Mitre link : CVE-2024-58238
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-58238
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
