# CVE-2023-51589: BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2023-51589 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2024:9413, released November 12, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51589
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0083
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 12, 2024
- Weakness: Out-of-bounds Read
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51589

## 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: Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-27349)  * bluez: audio profile avrcp parse_media_element out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-51589)  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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bluez RHEL 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 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 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RLSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2025-4043.md) | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 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 almalinux 8 | 5.63-5.el8_10.alma.1 | [ALSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 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-hid2hci RHEL 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Linux | bluez-hid2hci ol 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Linux | bluez-libs RHEL 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 5.63-5.el8_10.alma.1 | [ALSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 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-obexd RHEL 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 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 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 8 | 0:5.63-5.el8_10 | [ELSA-2025-4043](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-4043.md) | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 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 |

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