Packages
- bluez - Bluetooth tools and daemons
Details
USN-8908-1 fixed vulnerabilities in BlueZ. Unfortunately, that update introduced a
regression in the A2DP profile: cached remote stream endpoints were no
longer loaded at startup, which could cause Bluetooth audio devices to
fail to reconnect automatically or to fall back to low-quality audio
profiles. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Michael Bommarito discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled codec
capability storage in the A2DP profile. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a stack buffer overflow, resulting in a denial
of service or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-19774)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled packet length validation.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to...
USN-8908-1 fixed vulnerabilities in BlueZ. Unfortunately, that update introduced a
regression in the A2DP profile: cached remote stream endpoints were no
longer loaded at startup, which could cause Bluetooth audio devices to
fail to reconnect automatically or to fall back to low-quality audio
profiles. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Michael Bommarito discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled codec
capability storage in the A2DP profile. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a stack buffer overflow, resulting in a denial
of service or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-19774)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled packet length validation.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read out of bounds memory,
causing a crash or exposing sensitive information. (CVE-2026-75032)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled crafted XML input. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to crash BlueZ, resulting in a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-80185)
It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly parsed remote names from Extended
Inquiry Response data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
stack buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service or arbitrary code
execution. (CVE-2026-80186)
Alexandro Calo discovered that BlueZ incorrectly parsed certain responses
in the AVRCP profile. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access
out of bounds memory, causing a crash or exposing sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-85218)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | bluez – 5.85-4ubuntu0.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | bluez – 5.72-0ubuntu5.8 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | bluez – 5.64-0ubuntu1.6 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | bluez – 5.53-0ubuntu3.9+esm2 | ||
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