CVE-2021-41229
Memory leak in BlueZ
Description
BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux. In affected versions a vulnerability exists in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf which allocates memory which will always be hung in the singly linked list of cstates and will not be freed. This will cause a memory leak over time. The data can be a very large object, which can be caused by an attacker continuously sending sdp packets and this may cause the service of the target device to crash.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:LAvailabilityLow
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
bluez
oss-project·GBaka bluez-utils, bluez-libs
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
and 6 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Impact
References
https://github.com/bluez/bluez/security/advisories/GHSA-3fqg-r8j5-f5xq
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00022.html
lists.debian.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211203-0004/
security.netapp.com
and 17 more references View all →
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