bluez: heap-based buffer overflow via crafted request
Published Nov 29, 2021
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.52%
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in bluetoothd in BlueZ through 5.48. There isn't any check on whether there is enough space in the destination buffer. The function simply appends all data passed to it. The values of all attributes that are requested are appended to the output buffer. There are no size checks whatsoever, resulting in a simple heap overflow if one can craft a request where the response is large enough to overflow the preallocated buffer. This issue exists in service_attr_req gets called by process_request (in sdpd-request.c), which also allocates the response buffer.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bluez
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bluez
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
bluez
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
bluez
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bluez | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bluez | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | bluez | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | bluez | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 15, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 73.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01430) | 69.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 15.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 46.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 39.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.78th | v1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 26.09th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8922 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027459 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00026.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8922
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211203-0002/ Third Party Advisory
- https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-linux-bluez-information-leak-and-heap-overflow/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8922
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8922 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027459 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00026.html | mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8922 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211203-0002/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-linux-bluez-information-leak-and-heap-overflow/ | ExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8922 |
Change history (0)
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