CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1000251

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ), from version 2.6.32 to 4.13.1, is vulnerable to a stack overflow vulnerability in the processing of L2CAP configuration responses, resulting in Remote code execution in kernel space.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may allow attackers to execute code remotely in the kernel space, posing a serious threat to the integrity and security of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version that is not vulnerable to this flaw to minimize the risk of remote code execution.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The native Bluetooth stack in the Linux Kernel (BlueZ), starting at the Linux kernel version 2.6.32 and up to and including 4.13.1, are vulnerable to a stack overflow vulnerability in the processing of L2CAP configuration responses resulting in Remote code execution in kernel space.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS