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Ubuntu: USN-5275-1 (CVE-2022-0204): BlueZ vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-5275-1 (CVE-2022-0204): BlueZ vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/08/2022
Created
03/29/2022
Added
02/09/2022
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

A heap overflow vulnerability was found in bluez in versions prior to 5.63. An attacker with local network access could pass specially crafted files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-bluez
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libbluetooth3

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