Packages
- bluez - Bluetooth tools and daemons
Details
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP
devices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate
non-bonded devices. (CVE-2020-0556)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local
attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7837)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP
devices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate
non-bonded devices. (CVE-2020-0556)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local
attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7837)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.10 eoan | bluez – 5.50-0ubuntu5.1 | ||
| libbluetooth3 – 5.50-0ubuntu5.1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | bluez – 5.48-0ubuntu3.4 | ||
| libbluetooth3 – 5.48-0ubuntu3.4 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | bluez – 5.37-0ubuntu5.3 | ||
| libbluetooth3 – 5.37-0ubuntu5.3 | |||
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