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CVE-2023-45866: Input Validation

First published: Mon Dec 04 2023(Updated: )

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Credit: Marc Newlin SkySafe cve@mitre.org Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr Ivan Fratric Google Project Zero Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMickey Jin @patch1t an anonymous researcher Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38039 CVE-2023-38546 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsAnthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhenjiang Zhao Pangu TeamQianxin Junsung Lee Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-2023-42893 CVE-2023-3618 CVE-2020-19185 CVE-2020-19186 CVE-2020-19187 CVE-2020-19188 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2020-19190 Ron Masas BreakPointCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Mattie Behrens Joshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongCVE-2023-5344 Pwn2car Zoom Offensive Security Team Nan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research Instituterushikesh nandedkar SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team) Kirin @Pwnrin Don Clarke

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/bluez<=5.55-3.1<=5.66-1<=5.70-1
5.70-1.1~exp0
5.70-1.1
5.66-1+deb12u1
5.55-3.1+deb11u1
ubuntu/bluez<5.37-0ubuntu5.3+
5.37-0ubuntu5.3+
ubuntu/bluez<5.48-0ubuntu3.9+
5.48-0ubuntu3.9+
ubuntu/bluez<5.53-0ubuntu3.7
5.53-0ubuntu3.7
ubuntu/bluez<5.64-0ubuntu1.1
5.64-0ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/bluez<5.66-0ubuntu1.1
5.66-0ubuntu1.1
ubuntu/bluez<5.68-0ubuntu1.1
5.68-0ubuntu1.1
debian/bluez<=5.50-1.2~deb10u2
5.50-1.2~deb10u4
5.55-3.1+deb11u1
5.66-1+deb12u1
5.71-1
Apple macOS<14.2
14.2
Android
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS
Apple iOS and macOS
Android Operating System=4.2.2-10
Linux Linux
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=20.04
Ubuntu=22.04
Ubuntu=23.10
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.2
17.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.2
17.2
All of
Android=4.2.2
bluproducts dash=3.5
All of
Android=6.0.1
Google Nexus 5
All of
Any of
Android=10.0
Android=11.0
Google Pixel 2
All of
Android=13.0
Any of
Google Pixel 4a
Google Products
All of
Android=14.0
Google Products
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=20.04
Ubuntu=22.04
Ubuntu=23.10
All of
iOS=16.6
Apple iPhone SE
All of
Apple iOS and macOS=12.6.7
Apple MacBook Air=2017
All of
Apple iOS and macOS=13.3.3
Apple MacBook Pro=m2
Fedora=38
Fedora=39
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.2
iOS<17.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.2
Debian=10.0
iPadOS<17.2

Remedy

In `/etc/bluetooth/input.conf` set `ClassicBondedOnly=true` and then `systemctl restart bluetooth`. Setting `ClassicBondedOnly=false` will re-enable legacy device support (like the PS3 controller) and the vulnerability.

Remedy

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/profiles/input?id=25a471a83e02e1effb15d5a488b3f0085eaeb675

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-45866?

    CVE-2023-45866 is a vulnerability in the HID Profile of multiple Bluetooth host stacks that allows connections without MITM protection and user confirmation.

  • Which software products are affected by CVE-2023-45866?

    CVE-2023-45866 affects Google Android, Apple iOS, Apple macOS, Android 4.2.2-10, Linux, and various versions of Ubuntu with the BlueZ package.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-45866?

    CVE-2023-45866 has a severity level of critical with a severity value of 9.

  • How can I mitigate CVE-2023-45866 on Ubuntu?

    To mitigate CVE-2023-45866 on Ubuntu, update the BlueZ package to version 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+ (for Ubuntu 18.04), version 5.48-0ubuntu3.9+ (for Ubuntu 20.04), version 5.53-0ubuntu3.7 (for Ubuntu 21.04), version 5.64-0ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 23.10), or version 5.66-0ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 24.04).

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-45866?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-45866 in the Android Security Bulletin for December 2023, the GitHub repository 'skysafe/reblog', and the MITRE CVE database.

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