Description
BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux. In affected versions a vulnerability exists in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf which allocates memory which will always be hung in the singly linked list of cstates and will not be freed. This will cause a memory leak over time. The data can be a very large object, which can be caused by an attacker continuously sending sdp packets and this may cause the service of the target device to crash.
Published: 2021-11-12
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2827-1 bluez security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3157-1 bluez security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3879-1 bluez security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-28288 BlueZ is a Bluetooth protocol stack for Linux. In affected versions a vulnerability exists in sdp_cstate_alloc_buf which allocates memory which will always be hung in the singly linked list of cstates and will not be freed. This will cause a memory leak over time. The data can be a very large object, which can be caused by an attacker continuously sending sdp packets and this may cause the service of the target device to crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5155-1 BlueZ vulnerabilities
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Bluez Bluez
Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:09:18.907Z

Reserved: 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-41229

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-12T23:15:08.857

Modified: 2025-11-04T16:15:44.420

Link: CVE-2021-41229

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-41229 - Bugzilla

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