Vulnerability · Published Nov 23, 2020 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2020-12351
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in BlueZ. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.8% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)7.8%top 5.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Improper input validation in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.9.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.9.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.9.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-130.140 | USN-7179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-130.140 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-35.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1076.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1076.83 | USN-7179-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1078.87 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1078.87 | USN-7186-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1078.87.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1074.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1074.83 | USN-7179-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1008.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1072.78 | USN-7179-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1072.78 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1004.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1057.64 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1057.64 | USN-7179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1067.70 | USN-7179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1067.70 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1071.77 | USN-7186-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1071.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1071.76 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1071.76 | USN-7179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-128.138 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-128.138 | USN-7179-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-35.35.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1070.71 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1070.71 | USN-7179-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1032.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1020.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1073.79 | USN-7179-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1073.79 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1070.73 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1070.73 | USN-7179-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1005.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-35.35.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1041.45 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12351 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1041.45 | USN-7179-4 |