CVE-2024-24746: Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack

[Szymon Janc <janc () apache org>]

Severity: important

Affected versions:

- Apache NimBLE through 1.6.0

Description:

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. 

Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack 
or device.

This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.

Credit:

Iván Arce from Quarkslab Vulnerability Reports team (reporter)

References:

https://mynewt.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24746