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CVE-2022-49139

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix null ptr deref on hci_sync_conn_complete_evt This event is just specified for SCO and eSCO link types. On the reception of a HCI_Synchronous_Connection_Complete for a BDADDR of an existing LE connection, LE link type and a status that triggers the second case of the packet processing a NULL pointer dereference happens, as conn->link is NULL.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.178-1CVE-2022-49139
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49139
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49139
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49139

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

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