CVE-2022-39176: High severity BlueZ BlueZ vulnerability

Published Sep 2, 2022
·
Updated

BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information because profiles/audio/avrcp.c does not validate paramslen.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
BlueZ BlueZ<5.59
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/bluez<5.61-1
5.61-1
debian/bluez<5.61-1
5.61-1
debian/bluez<5.61-1
5.61-1
debian/bluez
5.66-1+deb12u25.66-1+deb12u15.82-1.15.87-5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/bluez to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.66-1+deb12u2Fixed in 5.66-1+deb12u1Fixed in 5.82-1.1Fixed in 5.87-5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/bluez to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.61-1

Event History

Sep 2, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·04:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-39176?

CVE-2022-39176 is a vulnerability in BlueZ before version 5.59 that allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information.

2

How does CVE-2022-39176 affect BlueZ?

CVE-2022-39176 affects BlueZ versions before 5.59.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-39176?

The severity of CVE-2022-39176 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-39176?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-39176 by being physically proximate to the target device and obtaining sensitive information.

5

How to fix CVE-2022-39176?

To fix CVE-2022-39176, update BlueZ to version 5.59 or later.

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