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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-09
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Severity: High
Title: bluez-utils: Bluetooth device name validation vulnerability
Date: August 17, 2005
Bugs: #101557
ID: 200508-09
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Synopsis
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Improper validation of Bluetooth device names can lead to arbitrary
command execution.
Background
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bluez-utils are the utilities for use with the BlueZ implementation of
the Bluetooth wireless standards for Linux.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-wireless/bluez-utils < 2.19 >= 2.19
Description
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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
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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
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All bluez-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/bluez-utils-2.19"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2547
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2547
[ 2 ] bluez-utils ChangeLog
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/bluez/utils/ChangeLog?rev=1.28&view=markup
Availability
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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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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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