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AlmaLinux 8 : bluez (ALSA-2022:2081)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 161132
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:2081 advisory.- BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux. In affected versions a vulnerability exists in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf which allocates memory which will always be hung in the singly linked list of cstates and will not be freed. This will cause a memory leak over time. The data can be a very large object, which can be caused by an attacker continuously sending sdp packets and this may cause the service of the target device to crash. (CVE-2021-41229)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 161132
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-2081.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 5/12/2022
Updated: 10/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41229
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bluez, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bluez-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bluez-obexd, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bluez-hid2hci, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bluez-cups
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-41229