Use After Free Affecting bluez package, versions <5.48-5.19.1
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- published14 Apr 2022
- disclosed25 Nov 2019
Introduced: 25 Nov 2019
CVE-2016-9798 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 bluez to version 5.48-5.19.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bluez package and not the bluez package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.
In BlueZ 5.42, a use-after-free was identified in "conf_opt" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9798.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013708
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013712
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013732
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html