Gentoo: GLSA-202401-03: BlueZ: Privilege Escalation
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BlueZ. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All BlueZ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/bluez-5.70-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-45866
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45866
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-03
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bluez, the worst of
which can lead to privilege escalation.
Background
BlueZ is the canonical bluetooth tools and system daemons package for
Linux.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
------------------ ------------ ------------
net-wireless/bluez < 5.70-r1 >= 5.70-r1
Impact
An attacker may inject unauthenticated keystrokes via Bluetooth, leading
to privilege escalation or denial of service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.