UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41229 (CVE-2021-41229)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-11-12 23:15 – Updated: 2026-10-08 22:38 – Source website
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Details

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.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-41229",
  "modified": "2026-10-08T22:38:28Z",
  "published": "2021-11-12T23:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41229"
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/bluez/bluez/security/advisories/GHSA-3fqg-r8j5-f5xq"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5155-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41229"
    }
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
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  ]
}



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