SUSE update for bluez
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-41229 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system bluez-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bluez-deprecated Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libbluetooth3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libbluetooth3-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bluez-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bluez Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bluez-deprecated-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU79524
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41229
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the device and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package bluez to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2
SUSE Manager Server: 4.2
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2
bluez-debugsource: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
bluez-deprecated: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
libbluetooth3: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
libbluetooth3-debuginfo: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
bluez-debuginfo: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
bluez: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
bluez-deprecated-debuginfo: before 5.55-150300.3.25.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bluez-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bluez-deprecated:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libbluetooth3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libbluetooth3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bluez-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bluez:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bluez-deprecated-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233240-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
