USN-3856-1

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    USN-3856-1

    Published: 14 Jan 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: gnome-bluetooth vulnerability

    Details: Chris Marchesi discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled disabling Bluetooth visibility. A remote attacker could possibly pair to devices, contrary to expectations. This update adds a workaround to GNOME Bluetooth to fix the issue.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-bluetooth

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.28.0-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    3.26.1-1
    3.26.1-2
    3.26.1-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High