Vigil@nce - BlueZ: buffer overflow via set_ext_ctrl
February 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: openSUSE Leap, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop,
SLES.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: privileged access/rights, denial of service on
service.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 20/12/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can generate a buffer overflow via set_ext_ctrl() of
BlueZ, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to
run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/BlueZ-buffer-overflow-via-set-ext-ctrl-28069