Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29255
Revision Date:2015-08-17Version:4
Title:RHSA-2008:0581 -- bluez-libs and bluez-utils security update (Moderate)
Description:Updated bluez-libs and bluez-utils packages that fix a security flaw arenow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.The bluez-libs package contains libraries for use in Bluetoothapplications. The bluez-utils package contains Bluetooth daemons and utilities.An input validation flaw was found in the Bluetooth Session DescriptionProtocol (SDP) packet parser used by the Bluez Bluetooth utilities. ABluetooth device with an already-established trust relationship, or a localuser registering a service record via a UNIX reg; socket or D-Bus interface,could cause a crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges ofthe hcid daemon. (CVE-2008-2374)Users of bluez-libs and bluez-utils are advised to upgrade to these updatedpackages, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2008:0581-CentOS 5
CVE-2008-2374
RHSA-2008:0581
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):bluez-libs
bluez-utils
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 release section
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • AND Packages match section
  • bluez-libs-devel is earlier than 0:3.7-1.1
  • OR bluez-libs is earlier than 0:3.7-1.1
  • OR bluez-utils is earlier than 0:3.7-2.2
  • OR bluez-utils-cups is earlier than 0:3.7-2.2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 release section
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • AND Packages match section
  • bluez-libs is earlier than 0:2.10-3
  • OR bluez-libs-devel is earlier than 0:2.10-3
  • OR bluez-utils is earlier than 0:2.10-2.4
  • OR bluez-utils-cups is earlier than 0:2.10-2.4
  • BACK