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CVE-2020-27153

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared...

8.6 HighFix available

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.32%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19677 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
EUVD-2020-19677
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrr3-cwf8-mjp6 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared...

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
GHSA-hrr3-cwf8-mjp6
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-27153 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-27153 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1307 3.3

bluez security update

This package provides all utilities for use in Bluetooth applications. The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.

Security Fix(es):

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.(CVE-2020-27153)

Record
OESA-2021-1307
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2021:1598 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: bluez security update

Record
RHSA-2021:1598
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2021:1598 8.8

Moderate: bluez security update

The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach, hciconfig, bluetoothd, l2ping, start scripts (Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation), and pcmcia configuration files.

Security Fix(es):

  • bluez: double free in gatttool client disconnect callback handler in src/shared/att.c could lead to DoS or RCE (CVE-2020-27153)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2021:1598
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-27153 8.6

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27153
CVSS 3.1
8.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2021:1598 No score

Moderate: bluez security update

The bluez packages contain the following utilities for use in Bluetooth applications: hcitool, hciattach, hciconfig, bluetoothd, l2ping, start scripts (AlmaLinux), and pcmcia configuration files.

Security Fix(es):

  • bluez: double free in gatttool client disconnect callback handler in src/shared/att.c could lead to DoS or RCE (CVE-2020-27153)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2021:1598
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0419 No score

Updated bluez packages fix a security vulnerability

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event. (CVE-2020-27153)

Record
MGASA-2020-0419
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1876-1 No score

Security update for bluez

This update for bluez fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27153: Fixed possible crash on disconnect (bsc#1177895).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1876-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1880-1 No score

Security update for bluez

This update for bluez fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27153: Fixed possible crash on disconnect (bsc#1177895).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1880-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3034-1 No score

Security update for bluez

This update for bluez fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27153: Fixed crash on disconnect (bsc#1177895).
  • CVE-2020-0556: Fixed potential escalation of privilege and denial of service via adjacent access, caused by improper access control (bsc#1166751).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3034-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3165-1 No score

Security update for bluez

This update for bluez fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27153: Fixed possible crash on disconnect (bsc#1177895).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3165-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4989-1 No score

bluez vulnerabilities

It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly checked certain permissions when pairing. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate devices. (CVE-2020-26558)

Jay LV discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled redundant disconnect MGMT events. A local attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-27153)

Ziming Zhang discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled certain array indexes. A local attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2021-3588)

Record
USN-4989-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4989-2 No score

bluez vulnerabilities

USN-4989-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in BlueZ. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that BlueZ incorrectly checked certain permissions when pairing. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to impersonate devices. (CVE-2020-26558)

Jay LV discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled redundant disconnect MGMT events. A local attacker could use this issue to cause BlueZ to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-27153)

Record
USN-4989-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bluez
Alpine:v3.10
before 5.50-r5
5.50-r5
bluez
Alpine:v3.11
before 5.52-r2
5.52-r2
bluez
Alpine:v3.12
before 5.54-r6
5.54-r6
bluez
Alpine:v3.9
before 5.50-r2
5.50-r2
bluez-libs-devel
AlmaLinux:8
before 5.52-4.el8.alma
5.52-4.el8.alma
bluez
Debian:12
before 5.55-1
5.55-1
bluez
Debian:13
before 5.55-1
5.55-1
bluez
Debian:14
before 5.55-1
5.55-1
bluez
Debian:9
before 5.43-2+deb9u3, plus listed versions
5.43-25.43-2+deb9u15.43-2+deb9u25.43-2+deb9u2~deb8u1
5.43-2+deb9u3
bluez
Debian:10
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 5.50-1.2~deb10u2, plus listed versions
5.50-15.50-1.15.50-1.2~deb10u1
5.50-1.2~deb10u2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bluez
Mageia:7
before 5.54-1.1.mga7
5.54-1.1.mga7
bluez
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 5.54-4.oe1
5.54-4.oe1
bluez
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP2
before 5.54-4.oe1
5.54-4.oe1
bluez-cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-hid2hci-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-obexd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-hid2hci
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-hid2hci-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-obexd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-obexd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-hid2hci-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-libs-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez-obexd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez
Rocky Linux:8
before 0:5.52-4.el8
0:5.52-4.el8
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 5.48-13.3.1
5.48-13.3.1
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 5.48-13.3.1
5.48-13.3.1
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 5.48-13.3.1
5.48-13.3.1
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 5.48-5.28.1
5.48-5.28.1
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
before 5.48-5.28.1
5.48-5.28.1
bluez
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1
before 5.48-5.28.1
5.48-5.28.1
bluez
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm1, plus listed versions
5.35-0ubuntu25.36-0ubuntu15.37-0ubuntu55.37-0ubuntu5.15.37-0ubuntu5.3
5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
bluez
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 5.48-0ubuntu3.5, plus listed versions
5.46-0ubuntu35.46-0ubuntu45.48-0ubuntu35.48-0ubuntu3.15.48-0ubuntu3.25.48-0ubuntu3.35.48-0ubuntu3.4
5.48-0ubuntu3.5
bluez
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 5.53-0ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions
5.50-0ubuntu45.51-0ubuntu15.51-0ubuntu25.52-0ubuntu15.52-0ubuntu2
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5.53-0ubuntu15.53-0ubuntu25.53-0ubuntu35.53-0ubuntu3.1
5.53-0ubuntu3.2
bluez
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 5.48-0ubuntu3.5, plus listed versions
5.46-0ubuntu35.46-0ubuntu45.48-0ubuntu35.48-0ubuntu3.15.48-0ubuntu3.25.48-0ubuntu3.35.48-0ubuntu3.4
5.48-0ubuntu3.5
bluez
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 5.53-0ubuntu3.2, plus listed versions
5.50-0ubuntu45.51-0ubuntu15.51-0ubuntu25.52-0ubuntu15.52-0ubuntu2
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5.53-0ubuntu15.53-0ubuntu25.53-0ubuntu35.53-0ubuntu3.1
5.53-0ubuntu3.2
bluez
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm1, plus listed versions
5.35-0ubuntu25.36-0ubuntu15.37-0ubuntu55.37-0ubuntu5.15.37-0ubuntu5.3
5.37-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
bluez
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 5.48-lp151.8.15.1
5.48-lp151.8.15.1
bluez
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
before 5.48-lp152.12.6.1
5.48-lp152.12.6.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-27153 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Bluez, published October 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.32%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in bluez 5.50-r5.

References

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