Description
Pairing in Bluetooth® Core v5.2 and earlier may permit an unauthenticated attacker to acquire credentials with two pairing devices via adjacent access when the unauthenticated user initiates different pairing methods in each peer device and an end-user erroneously completes both pairing procedures with the MITM using the confirmation number of one peer as the passkey of the other. An adjacent, unauthenticated attacker could be able to initiate any Bluetooth operation on either attacked device exposed by the enabled Bluetooth profiles. This exposure may be limited when the user must authorize certain access explicitly, but so long as a user assumes that it is the intended remote device requesting permissions, device-local protections may be weakened.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | LE | 5.2 – ≤ 5.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | bluez | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-1554 Bluetooth Spezifikation: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2024