CVE-2019-8921

bluez: information leak in service_attr_req() in sdpd-request.c via a crafted CSTATE

Published Nov 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in bluetoothd in BlueZ through 5.48. The vulnerability lies in the handling of a SVC_ATTR_REQ by the SDP implementation. By crafting a malicious CSTATE, it is possible to trick the server into returning more bytes than the buffer actually holds, resulting in leaking arbitrary heap data. The root cause can be found in the function service_attr_req of sdpd-request.c. The server does not check whether the CSTATE data is the same in consecutive requests, and instead simply trusts that it is the same.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2827-1 bluez security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3157-1 bluez security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18309 An issue was discovered in bluetoothd in BlueZ through 5.48. The vulnerability lies in the handling of a SVC_ATTR_REQ by the SDP implementation. By crafting a malicious CSTATE, it is possible to trick the server into returning more bytes than the buffer actually holds, resulting in leaking arbitrary heap data. The root cause can be found in the function service_attr_req of sdpd-request.c. The server does not check whether the CSTATE data is the same in consecutive requests, and instead simply trusts that it is the same.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7265-1 BlueZ vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00034}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00041}

epss

{'score': 0.00034}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 15, 2026, 9:08 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 29, 2021, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 AM