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Ubuntu alert USN-5275-1 (bluez)

From:  Ray Veldkamp <ray.veldkamp@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-5275-1] BlueZ vulnerability
Date:  Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:46:14 +1100
Message-ID:  <12a823ec-fb3e-5578-b46d-7e26ac48fabb@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5275-1 February 08, 2022 bluez vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: BlueZ could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - bluez: Bluetooth tools and daemons Details: Ziming Zhang discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled memory write operations in its gatt server. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause BlueZ to crash leading to a denial of service, or potentially remotely execute code. (CVE-2022-0204) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: bluez 5.60-0ubuntu2.2 libbluetooth3 5.60-0ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: bluez 5.53-0ubuntu3.5 libbluetooth3 5.53-0ubuntu3.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: bluez 5.48-0ubuntu3.8 libbluetooth3 5.48-0ubuntu3.8 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: bluez 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm2 libbluetooth3 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5275-1 CVE-2022-0204 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.60-0ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.53-0ubuntu3.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.48-0ubuntu3.8 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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