Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4592-1
advisory
arbitrary
denial of service
kernel
remote
In: advisory, arbitrary, denial of service, kernel, remote
Ubuntu Security Notice 4592-1 - Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. Various other issues were also addressed. Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4592-1