Incorrect Authorization Affecting bluez/bluez package, versions [,5.61)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BLUEZBLUEZ-2414363
  • published3 Mar 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-3658  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bluez/bluez to version 5.61 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the bluetoothd which incorrectly saves adapters' Discoverable status when a device is powered down, and restores it when powered up. This could lead to exposure of the bluetooth stack to physically proximate attackers.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1