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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: 7222-1 critical: bluez arbitrary code from Bluetooth

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover vital enhancements for BlueZ in Ubuntu versions 22.04 and 20.04 that counteract vulnerabilities posed by harmful Bluetooth gadgets.
BlueZ could be made to run programs as an administrator if it connected to a malicious Bluetooth device.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: BlueZ could be made to run programs as an administrator if it connected to a malicious Bluetooth device. Software Description: - bluez: Bluetooth tools and daemons Details: Lucas Leong discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled the Phone Book Access profile. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious Bluetooth device, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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security advisory Ubuntu arbitrary code program execution Bluetooth bluez

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS bluez 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 libbluetooth3 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS bluez 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 libbluetooth3 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7222-1

CVE-2023-50229, CVE-2023-50230

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7222-1

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security advisory Ubuntu arbitrary code program execution Bluetooth bluez

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.64-0ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/5.53-0ubuntu3.9

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