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CVE-2020-12352

Linux Kernel 5.4 - 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth Zero-Click Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper access control in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via adjacent access.

Un control de acceso inapropiado en BlueZ puede permitir a un usuario no autenticado habilitar potencialmente una divulgación de información por medio de un acceso adyacente

An information leak flaw was found in the way Linux kernel’s Bluetooth stack implementation handled initialization of stack memory when handling certain AMP (Alternate MAC-PHY Manager Protocol) packets. This flaw allows a remote attacker in an adjacent range to leak small portions of stack memory on the system by sending specially crafted AMP packets. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Elena Petrova discovered that the pin controller device tree implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle string references. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. Daniele Antonioli, Nils Ole Tippenhauer, and Kasper Rasmussen discovered that legacy pairing and secure-connections pairing authentication in the Bluetooth protocol could allow an unauthenticated user to complete authentication without pairing credentials via adjacent access. A physically proximate attacker could use this to impersonate a previously paired Bluetooth device. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-04-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-10-19 CVE Published
  • 2021-04-08 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
  • CWE-909: Missing Initialization of Resource
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.4 < 5.4.72
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-
Affected
in Bluez
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Bluez
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*-
Safe
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.8.0 < 5.8.16
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-
Affected
in Bluez
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Bluez
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*-
Safe
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.9.0 <= 5.9.13
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.9.0 <= 5.9.13"
-
Affected
in Bluez
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Bluez
Search vendor "Bluez" for product "Bluez"
*-
Safe