{"id":"USN-4311-1","summary":"bluez vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP\ndevices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate\nnon-bonded devices. (CVE-2020-0556)\n\nIt was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local\nattacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7837)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:48Z","published":"2020-03-30T17:49:16Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7837","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0556"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-7837","CVE-2020-0556","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7837","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0556"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4311-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7837"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0556"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"bluez","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bluez@5.37-0ubuntu5.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3"}]}],"versions":["5.35-0ubuntu2","5.36-0ubuntu1","5.37-0ubuntu5","5.37-0ubuntu5.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluetooth"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluez"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluez-cups"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluez-hcidump"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluez-obexd"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"bluez-tests"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"libbluetooth-dev"},{"binary_version":"5.37-0ubuntu5.3","binary_name":"libbluetooth3"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4311-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2016-7837"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-0556"}]}}},{"package":{"name":"bluez","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bluez@5.48-0ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4"}]}],"versions":["5.46-0ubuntu3","5.46-0ubuntu4","5.48-0ubuntu3","5.48-0ubuntu3.1","5.48-0ubuntu3.2","5.48-0ubuntu3.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluetooth"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluez"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluez-cups"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluez-hcidump"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluez-obexd"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"bluez-tests"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"libbluetooth-dev"},{"binary_version":"5.48-0ubuntu3.4","binary_name":"libbluetooth3"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4311-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-0556"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}