CVE-2021-3658
lowpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
bluetoothd from bluez incorrectly saves adapters' Discoverable status when a device is powered down, and restores it when powered up. If a device is powered down while discoverable, it will be discoverable when powered on again. This could lead to inadvertent exposure of the bluetooth stack to physically nearby attackers.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–6.5
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affected products (8)
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also known as (4)
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references (24)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3658cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1984728cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-3658/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=b497b5942a8Patchcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=b497b5942a8beb8f89ca1c359c54ad67ec843055cnnvd
- https://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/b497b5942a8beb8f89ca1c359c54ad67ec843055cnnvd
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-bluetooth/-/issues/89cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165065/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5155-1.htmlcnnvd
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