CVE-2020-26558
Published: May 24, 2021Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
Bluetooth LE and BR/EDR secure pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 2.1 through 5.2 may permit a nearby man-in-the-middle attacker to identify the Passkey used during pairing (in the Passkey authentication procedure) by reflection of the public key and the authentication evidence of the initiating device, potentially permitting this attacker to complete authenticated pairing with the responding device using the correct Passkey for the pairing session. The attack methodology determines the Passkey value one bit at a time.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.2 |
| Attack Vector | ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
References
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/799380
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSS6CTGE4UGTJLCOZOASDR3T3SLL6QJZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-16
- https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/key-attributes/bluetooth-security/reporting-security/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4951
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00517.html
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00520.html