SB2016120304 - Out-of-bounds read in BlueZ
Published: December 3, 2016 Updated: May 31, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016120304
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9802)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the "l2cap_packet" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file while processing a corrupted dump file. A malicious user can trigger out-of-bounds read error that results in btmon crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.