Denial of service in BlueZ

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU48203

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27153

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Mitigation

Vulnerable software versions

BlueZ: 5.0 - 5.54

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1884817
http://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/1cd644db8c23a2f530ddb93cebed7dacc5f5721a
http://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/5a180f2ec9edfacafd95e5fed20d36fe8e077f07
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00022.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.