NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting bluez-cups package, versions <0:5.62-2.amzn2023.0.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-BLUEZCUPS-5788982
  • published20 Jul 2023
  • disclosed17 Oct 2022

Introduced: 17 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3563  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 bluez-cups to version 0:5.62-2.amzn2023.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-262.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bluez-cups package and not the bluez-cups package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function read_50_controller_cap_complete of the file tools/mgmt-tester.c of the component BlueZ. The manipulation of the argument cap_len leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211086 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

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