BleedingTooth: Critical Kernel Bluetooth Vulnerability

BleedingTooth

Mojibake Tengu writes:

BleedingTooth: Linux Bluetooth Zero-Click Remote Code Execution

This one will be big. More links in the link

https://twitter.com/theflow0/status/1316071793707364353?

BleedingTooth: critical kernel Bluetooth vulnerability

An Anonymous Coward writes:

BlueZ Advisory: Severity rating, HIGH - All Linux kernel versions before 5.9 that support BlueZ

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20201014200119/https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html
https://lwn.net/Articles/834297/#Comments

The latest security information on Intel(R) products.
BlueZ Advisory
Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00435
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege, Information Disclosure
Severity rating: HIGH
Original release: 10/13/2020
Last revised: 10/13/2020
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Summary:

Potential security vulnerabilities in BlueZ may allow escalation of privilege or information disclosure. BlueZ is releasing Linux kernel fixes to address these potential vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details:

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