vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4311-1 (CVE-2016-7837): BlueZ vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 9, 2017 | Mar 31, 2020 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 9, 2017
Added
Mar 31, 2020
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
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)
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-bluezubuntu-upgrade-libbluetooth3
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