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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : BlueZ vulnerability (USN-5275-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157457

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 21.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5275-1 advisory.

 - A heap overflow vulnerability was found in bluez in versions prior to 5.63. An attacker with local network access could pass specially crafted files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0204)

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-5275-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157457

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5275-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 10/16/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0204

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-cups, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-hcidump, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-obexd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bluez-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbluetooth3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0204

USN: 5275-1