USN-4605-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4605-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4605-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4605-1
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Published
2020-10-27T12:36:27Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:58Z
Summary
blueman vulnerability
Details

Vaisha Bernard discovered that blueman did not properly sanitize input on the d-bus interface to blueman-mechanism. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15238)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / blueman

Package

Name
blueman
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/blueman@2.0.4-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.4-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0-1ubuntu1
2.0.3-1ubuntu1
2.0.4-1ubuntu1
2.0.4-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "blueman",
            "binary_version":  "2.0.4-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-15238",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4605-1.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / blueman

Package

Name
blueman
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/blueman@2.0.5-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.4-1ubuntu3
2.0.5-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "blueman",
            "binary_version":  "2.0.5-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-15238",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4605-1.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / blueman

Package

Name
blueman
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/blueman@2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.8-1ubuntu1
2.1.1-1
2.1.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "blueman",
            "binary_version":  "2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2020-15238",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4605-1.json"