Memory leak in BlueZ - CVE-2021-41229

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Memory leak in BlueZ - CVE-2021-41229

Published: August 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79524
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41229
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
BlueZ
Software vendor:
BlueZ Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the device and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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