SB2020031230 - Privilege escalation in BlueZ
Published: March 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031230
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0556)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in subsystem for BlueZ. A remote attacker on the local network can gain elevated privileges on the target system and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.