PT-2020-4304
CVE-2020-12351
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Published
2020-02-06
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Updated
2026-07-07
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
BlueZ (affected versions not specified)
Description:
The issue is related to improper input validation in BlueZ, which may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending specially crafted Bluetooth packets, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with Linux kernel privileges. The vulnerability is also known as BleedingTooth.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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