Use After Free Affecting bluez package, versions *
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- published3 Dec 2016
- disclosed3 Dec 2016
Introduced: 3 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9798 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 bluez.
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.
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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9798
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9798
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00071.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00072.html