Cryptographic Issues Affecting linux-4.9 package, versions <4.9.189-3~deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.14% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LINUX49-466702
  • published19 Aug 2019
  • disclosed14 Aug 2019

Introduced: 14 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-9506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 linux-4.9 to version 4.9.189-3~deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.9 package and not the linux-4.9 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Bluetooth BR/EDR specification up to and including version 5.1 permits sufficiently low encryption key length and does not prevent an attacker from influencing the key length negotiation. This allows practical brute-force attacks (aka "KNOB") that can decrypt traffic and inject arbitrary ciphertext without the victim noticing.

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