USN-6540-1

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    USN-6540-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: bluez vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that BlueZ did not properly restrict non-bonded devices from injecting HID events into the input subsystem. This could allow a physically proximate attacker to inject keystrokes and execute arbitrary commands whilst the device is discoverable.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6540-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-45866

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bluez

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bluez?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm3

    Affected versions

    5.35-0ubuntu2

    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
    USN-6540-1 | CVE-DB