USN-3856-1: GNOME Bluetooth vulnerability
gnome-bluetooth vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
GNOME Bluetooth could allow unintended access to devices.
Software Description
- gnome-bluetooth – GNOME Bluetooth tools
Details
Chris Marchesi discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled disabling
Bluetooth visibility. A remote attacker could possibly pair to devices,
contrary to expectations. This update adds a workaround to GNOME Bluetooth
to fix the issue.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- gnome-bluetooth – 3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1
- libgnome-bluetooth13 – 3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3856-1: GNOME Bluetooth vulnerability
