USN-4311-1: BlueZ vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4311-1
March 30, 2020
bluez vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in BlueZ.
Software Description:
- bluez: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Details:
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP
devices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate
non-bonded devices. (CVE-2020-0556)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local
attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7837)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
bluez 5.50-0ubuntu5.1
libbluetooth3 5.50-0ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
bluez 5.48-0ubuntu3.4
libbluetooth3 5.48-0ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
bluez 5.37-0ubuntu5.3
libbluetooth3 5.37-0ubuntu5.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4311-1
CVE-2016-7837, CVE-2020-0556
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.50-0ubuntu5.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.48-0ubuntu3.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.37-0ubuntu5.3
A BlueZ security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 19.10, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS.
