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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3856-1 Critical Remote Access Through GNOME Bluetooth

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Calendar Grey January 14, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
GNOME Bluetooth could allow unintended access to devices.

Summary

GNOME Bluetooth could allow unintended access to devices.

Software Description:

- gnome-bluetooth: GNOME Bluetooth tools

Details:

Chris Marchesi discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled disabling

Bluetooth visibility. A remote attacker could possibly pair to devices,

contrary to expectations. This update adds a workaround to GNOME Bluetooth

to fix the issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access security fix ubuntu unintended access gnome bluetooth

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  gnome-bluetooth                 3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1
  libgnome-bluetooth13            3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3856-1

CVE-2018-10910

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January 14, 2019

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security advisory critical remote access security fix ubuntu unintended access gnome bluetooth

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-bluetooth/3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1

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