CVE-2020-27153
In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service
02 Description
In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service
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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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
- 2020-10-15 02:53Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-15 21:08Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-10-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 7f77972dcfa76838117921940ee86399a534b80cf38e3418bed6a11740e40560
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/5a180f2ec9edfacafd95e5fed20d36fe8e077f07
- github.comhttps://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/1cd644db8c23a2f530ddb93cebed7dacc5f5721a
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1884817
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20201021 [SECURITY] [DLA 2410-1] bluez security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00022.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202011-01https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-01
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1876http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00034.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1880http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00036.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4951https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4951
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- bluez-libs-devel Fixed in 5.52-4.el8.alma
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- bluez-libs-devel Fixed in 5.52-4.el8.alma
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- bluez Fixed in 5.55-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bluez Fixed in 5.55-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bluez Fixed in 5.55-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- bluez Fixed in 5.48-0ubuntu3.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- bluez Fixed in 5.53-0ubuntu3.2
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+esm1Available 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.