GLSA 200508-09: bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability

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Severity:	high
Title:	bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability
Date:	08/17/2005
Bugs:	#101557
ID:	200508-09

Synopsis

Improper validation of Bluetooth device names can lead to arbitrary command execution.

Background

bluez-utils are the utilities for use with the BlueZ implementation of the Bluetooth wireless standards for Linux.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-wireless/bluez-utils	< 2.19	>= 2.19	All supported architectures

Description

The name of a Bluetooth device is improperly validated by the hcid utility when a remote device attempts to pair itself with a computer.

Impact

An attacker could create a malicious device name on a Bluetooth device resulting in arbitrary commands being executed as root upon attempting to pair the device with the computer.

Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All bluez-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/bluez-utils-2.19"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-09.xml

Concerns?

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