# CVE-2023-50229: bluez: The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach, hciconfig,... CVE-2023-50229 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by bluetooth 5.53-0ubuntu3.9, released May 2, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50229 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.0 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.0229 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: May 2, 2024 ## Description The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach, hciconfig, bluetoothd, l2ping, start scripts (Red Hat), and pcmcia configuration files. Security Fix(es): * bluez: unauthorized HID device connections allows keystroke injection and arbitrary commands execution (CVE-2023-45866) * BlueZ: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-27349) * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-51596) * bluez: OBEX library out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51594) * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_folder out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51592) * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51589) * bluez: avrcp_parse_attribute_list out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51580) * bluez: AVRCP stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-44431) * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-50230) * bluez: phone book access profile heap-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-50229) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bluetooth Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluetooth 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluetooth-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluetooth Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluetooth 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluetooth-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.66-1+deb12u2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50229](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-50229.md) | May 3, 2024 | | Linux | bluez Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.70-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50229](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-50229.md) | May 3, 2024 | | Linux | bluez Debian 14 | 5.70-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50229](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-50229.md) | May 3, 2024 | | Linux | bluez RHEL 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RHSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluez 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluez-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez almalinux 9 | 5.72-2.el9 | [ALSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez ol 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [ELSA-2024-9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 14, 2024 | | Linux | bluez rocky 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RLSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-9413.md) | Mar 17, 2025 | | Linux | bluez-cups RHEL 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RHSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-cups Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluez-cups 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluez-cups-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-cups Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez-cups 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-cups-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-cups almalinux 9 | 5.72-2.el9 | [ALSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-cups ol 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [ELSA-2024-9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 14, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-hcidump Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluez-hcidump 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluez-hcidump-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-hcidump Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez-hcidump 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-hcidump-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs RHEL 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RHSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs almalinux 9 | 5.72-2.el9 | [ALSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs ol 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [ELSA-2024-9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 14, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs-devel RHEL 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RHSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs-devel almalinux 9 | 5.72-2.el9 | [ALSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-libs-devel ol 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [ELSA-2024-9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 14, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-meshd Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez-meshd 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-meshd-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-obexd RHEL 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [RHSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-obexd Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluez-obexd 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluez-obexd-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-obexd Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez-obexd 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-obexd-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-obexd almalinux 9 | 5.72-2.el9 | [ALSA-2024:9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 12, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-obexd ol 9 | 0:5.72-2.el9 | [ELSA-2024-9413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9413.md) | Nov 14, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-tests Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [bluez-tests 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-bluez-tests-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | bluez-tests Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [bluez-tests 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-bluez-tests-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | libbluetooth3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 5.53-0ubuntu3.9 | [libbluetooth3 5.53-0ubuntu3.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libbluetooth3-5.53-0ubuntu3.9.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | libbluetooth3 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 5.64-0ubuntu1.4 | [libbluetooth3 5.64-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libbluetooth3-5.64-0ubuntu1.4.md) | May 2, 2024 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. 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