MGASA-2023-0353 - Updated bluez packages fix a security vulnerability

Publication date: 20 Dec 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0353.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-45866

This update fixes the following security issue.
Bluetooth HID Hosts in BlueZ may permit an unauthenticated Peripheral
role HID Device to initiate and establish an encrypted connection, and
accept HID keyboard reports, potentially permitting injection of HID
messages when no user interaction has occurred in the Central role to
authorize such access (CVE-2023-45866).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32604
- https://github.com/skysafe/reblog/tree/main/cve-2023-45866
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6540-1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/profiles/input?id=25a471a83e02e1effb15d5a488b3f0085eaeb675
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45866

SRPMS:
- 9/core/bluez-5.70-1.mga9

Mageia 2023-0353: bluez security update

This update fixes the following security issue

Summary

This update fixes the following security issue. Bluetooth HID Hosts in BlueZ may permit an unauthenticated Peripheral role HID Device to initiate and establish an encrypted connection, and accept HID keyboard reports, potentially permitting injection of HID messages when no user interaction has occurred in the Central role to authorize such access (CVE-2023-45866).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32604

- https://github.com/skysafe/reblog/tree/main/cve-2023-45866

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6540-1

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/profiles/input?id=25a471a83e02e1effb15d5a488b3f0085eaeb675

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45866

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0353 - Updated bluez packages fix a security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/bluez-5.70-1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 20 Dec 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0353.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-45866

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