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CVE-2018-10910

MEDIUM
4.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2019 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxBlueZ

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Severity
MEDIUM4.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

A bug in Bluez may allow for the Bluetooth Discoverable state being set to on when no Bluetooth agent is registered with the system. This situation could lead to the unauthorized pairing of certain Bluetooth devices without any form of authentication. Versions before bluez 5.51 are vulnerable.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

BlueZ· Bluez
95%
v < 5.51
Affected range stops below 5.51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%
18.04

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10910
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3856-1/

CVSS

4.5MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863NVD-CWE-noinfo

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