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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-50229: ELSA-2024-9413: bluez security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-50229: ELSA-2024-9413: bluez security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/03/2024
Created
11/23/2024
Added
11/21/2024
Modified
11/22/2024

Description

BlueZ Phone Book Access Profile Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious Bluetooth device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20936. A flaw was found within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile in BlueZ. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious Bluetooth device.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bluez
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bluez-cups
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bluez-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bluez-libs-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bluez-obexd

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