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Unscored USN-4311-1 2 CVEs

bluez vulnerabilities

Published Mar 30, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled bonding HID and HOGP
devices. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate
non-bonded devices. (CVE-2020-0556)

It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain commands. A local
attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7837)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS bluez 5.37-0ubuntu5.3
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS bluez 5.48-0ubuntu3.4

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7837
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0556