CVE-2018-10910

bluez: failure in disabling Bluetooth discoverability in certain cases may lead to the unauthorized pairing of Bluetooth devices

Published Jan 28, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 4.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2966 A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3856-1 GNOME Bluetooth vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved
May 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 28, 2019, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:34 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 20, 2018, 6:50 PM