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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6540-1
December 07, 2023
bluez vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
BlueZ could be made to give a physically proximate attacker keyboard and
mouse control of a computer.
Software Description:
- bluez: Bluetooth tools and daemons
Details:
It was discovered that BlueZ did not properly restrict non-bonded devices
from injecting HID events into the input subsystem. This could allow a
physically proximate attacker to inject keystrokes and execute arbitrary
commands whilst the device is discoverable.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10:
bluez                           5.68-0ubuntu1.1
libbluetooth3                   5.68-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 23.04:
bluez                           5.66-0ubuntu1.1
libbluetooth3                   5.66-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
bluez                           5.64-0ubuntu1.1
libbluetooth3                   5.64-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
bluez                           5.53-0ubuntu3.7
libbluetooth3                   5.53-0ubuntu3.7
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
bluez                           5.48-0ubuntu3.9+esm1
libbluetooth3                   5.48-0ubuntu3.9+esm1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
bluez                           5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm3
libbluetooth3                   5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6540-1
CVE-2023-45866
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.68-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.66-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.64-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.53-0ubuntu3.7