CVE-2016-9798

Public Exploit

Description

In BlueZ 5.42, a use-after-free was identified in "conf_opt" function in "tools/parser/l2cap.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94652 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00071.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00072.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9798?
CVE-2016-9798 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9798?
To fix CVE-2016-9798, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-9798 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9798 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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