BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20853.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:4043 advisory.

    * BlueZ: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability     (CVE-2023-27349)
      * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51589)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4043 advisory.

    The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach,     hciconfig, bluetoothd, l2ping, start scripts (Red Hat), and pcmcia configuration files.

    Security Fix(es):

    * BlueZ: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability     (CVE-2023-27349)

    * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51589)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-4043 advisory.

    - Fixing CVE-2023-27349
    - Fixing CVE-2023-51589

    + bluez-5.63-4
    - Fixing CVE-2023-50230

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:9413 advisory.

    * bluez: unauthorized HID device connections allows keystroke injection and arbitrary commands execution     (CVE-2023-45866)

    * BlueZ: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability     (CVE-2023-27349)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51596)

    * bluez: OBEX library out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51594)

    * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_folder out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51592)

    * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51589)

    * bluez: avrcp_parse_attribute_list out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51580)

    * bluez: AVRCP stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-44431)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-50230)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-50229)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information via Bluetooth on     affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the     target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP     protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in     a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other     vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20853. (CVE-2023-51589)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-9413 advisory.

    [5.72-2]
    - Bump release to rebuild for RHEL-9.5

    [5.72-1]
    - Update to 5.72

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9413 advisory.

    The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach,     hciconfig, bluetoothd, l2ping, start scripts (Red Hat), and pcmcia configuration files.

    Security Fix(es):

    * bluez: unauthorized HID device connections allows keystroke injection and arbitrary commands execution     (CVE-2023-45866)

    * BlueZ: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability     (CVE-2023-27349)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51596)

    * bluez: OBEX library out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51594)

    * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_folder out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51592)

    * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51589)

    * bluez: avrcp_parse_attribute_list out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability     (CVE-2023-51580)

    * bluez: AVRCP stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-44431)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-50230)

    * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability     (CVE-2023-50229)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the bluez package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
234774	AlmaLinux 8 : bluez (ALSA-2025:4043)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
234764	RHEL 8 : bluez (RHSA-2025:4043)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
234717	Oracle Linux 8 : bluez (ELSA-2025-4043)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
232948	RockyLinux 9 : bluez (RLSA-2024:9413)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	medium
225818	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-51589	Nessus	Misc.	medium
211539	Oracle Linux 9 : bluez (ELSA-2024-9413)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
210817	RHEL 9 : bluez (RHSA-2024:9413)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
204117	Photon OS 3.0: Bluez PHSA-2024-3.0-0747	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
203582	Photon OS 5.0: Bluez PHSA-2024-5.0-0238	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
203516	Photon OS 4.0: Bluez PHSA-2024-4.0-0591	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high

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