Use After Free Affecting bluez package, versions <5.53-0ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.66% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-BLUEZ-1912103
  • published6 Nov 2021
  • disclosed4 Nov 2021

Introduced: 4 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-43400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 bluez to version 5.53-0ubuntu3.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in gatt-database.c in BlueZ 5.61. A use-after-free can occur when a client disconnects during D-Bus processing of a WriteValue call.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1