vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2023-51592: bluez -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
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5 | (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:P) | May 3, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
Description
BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_folder Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20854.
Solution

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