USN-3413-1: BlueZ vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3413-1
12th September, 2017
bluez vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
BlueZ could be made to expose sensitive information over bluetooth.
Software description
- bluez
– Bluetooth tools and daemons
Details
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed
in the Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) implementation in BlueZ. A
physically proximate unauthenticated attacker could use this to
disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-1000250)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libbluetooth3
5.43-0ubuntu1.1
-
bluez
5.43-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libbluetooth3
5.37-0ubuntu5.1
-
bluez
5.37-0ubuntu5.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libbluetooth3
4.101-0ubuntu13.3
-
bluez
4.101-0ubuntu13.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3413-1: BlueZ vulnerability
