CVE-2019-8922
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in bluetoothd in BlueZ through 5.48. There isn't any check on whether there is enough space in the destination buffer. The function simply appends all data
02 Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in bluetoothd in BlueZ through 5.48. There isn't any check on whether there is enough space in the destination buffer. The function simply appends all data
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-11-29 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-15 21:06Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-02-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- fac2f5b98ea8d722ec006bb2d2d4ba72b4a8c83ebf309dfffd6740b2b010afcf
05 Affected products
06 References
- ssd-disclosure.comhttps://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-linux-bluez-information-leak-and-heap-overflow/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211203-0002/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221024 [SECURITY] [DLA 3157-1] bluez security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00026.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- bluez Fixed in 5.54-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bluez Fixed in 5.54-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bluez Fixed in 5.54-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- bluez Fixed in 5.48-0ubuntu3.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- bluez Fixed in 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm5Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.