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By the Year
In 2025 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Bluez. Last year, in 2024 Bluez had 1 security vulnerability published. Right now, Bluez is on track to have less security vulnerabilities in 2025 than it did last year.
Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
---|---|---|
2025 | 0 | 0.00 |
2024 | 1 | 8.80 |
2023 | 0 | 0.00 |
2022 | 6 | 7.35 |
2021 | 3 | 6.30 |
2020 | 2 | 7.85 |
2019 | 1 | 3.30 |
2018 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Recent Bluez Security Vulnerabilities
BlueZ HID over GATT Profile Improper Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2024-8805
8.8 - High
- November 22, 2024
BlueZ HID over GATT Profile Improper Access Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the HID over GATT Profile. The issue results from the lack of authorization prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25177.
Authorization
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic
CVE-2022-3637
5.5 - Medium
- October 21, 2022
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function jlink_init of the file monitor/jlink.c of the component BlueZ. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211936.
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel
CVE-2022-3563
5.7 - Medium
- October 17, 2022
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function read_50_controller_cap_complete of the file tools/mgmt-tester.c of the component BlueZ. The manipulation of the argument cap_len leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211086 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
NULL Pointer Dereference
BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service
CVE-2022-39177
8.8 - High
- September 02, 2022
BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service because malformed and invalid capabilities can be processed in profiles/audio/avdtp.c.
BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information
CVE-2022-39176
8.8 - High
- September 02, 2022
BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information because profiles/audio/avrcp.c does not validate params_len.
A heap overflow vulnerability was found in bluez in versions prior to 5.63
CVE-2022-0204
8.8 - High
- March 10, 2022
A heap overflow vulnerability was found in bluez in versions prior to 5.63. An attacker with local network access could pass specially crafted files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service.
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
bluetoothd from bluez incorrectly saves adapters' Discoverable status when a device is powered down, and restores it when powered up
CVE-2021-3658
6.5 - Medium
- March 02, 2022
bluetoothd from bluez incorrectly saves adapters' Discoverable status when a device is powered down, and restores it when powered up. If a device is powered down while discoverable, it will be discoverable when powered on again. This could lead to inadvertent exposure of the bluetooth stack to physically nearby attackers.
AuthZ
BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux
CVE-2021-41229
6.5 - Medium
- November 12, 2021
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.
Memory Leak
An issue was discovered in gatt-database.c in BlueZ 5.61
CVE-2021-43400
9.1 - Critical
- November 04, 2021
An issue was discovered in gatt-database.c in BlueZ 5.61. A use-after-free can occur when a client disconnects during D-Bus processing of a WriteValue call.
Dangling pointer
The cli_feat_read_cb() function in src/gatt-database.c does not perform bounds checks on the 'offset' variable before using it as an index into an array for reading.
CVE-2021-3588
3.3 - Low
- June 10, 2021
The cli_feat_read_cb() function in src/gatt-database.c does not perform bounds checks on the 'offset' variable before using it as an index into an array for reading.
Out-of-bounds Read
In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c
CVE-2020-27153
8.6 - High
- October 15, 2020
In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.
Double-free
Improper access control in subsystem for BlueZ before version 5.54 may
CVE-2020-0556
7.1 - High
- March 12, 2020
Improper access control in subsystem for BlueZ before version 5.54 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and denial of service via adjacent access
A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system
CVE-2018-10910
3.3 - Low
- January 28, 2019
A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.
AuthZ