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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : BlueZ vulnerabilities (USN-5481-1)

info Nessus Plugin ID 162263

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5481-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly validated certain capabilities and lengths when handling the A2DP profile. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5481-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 162263

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5481-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/15/2022

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-cups, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-hcidump, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-obexd

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2022

Reference Information

USN: 5481-1