Resource Exhaustion Affecting bluez package, versions <0:5.44-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BLUEZ-8010152
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed10 Mar 2020

Introduced: 10 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-0556  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 bluez to version 0:5.44-7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4001.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bluez package and not the bluez package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper access control in subsystem for BlueZ before version 5.54 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and denial of service via adjacent access

CVSS Scores

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