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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-75032

🗓️ 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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BlueZ AVRCP parse_media_element/parse_media_folder OOB read crashes bluetoothd daemon, causing DoS.

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CVE-2026-75032 Bluez: bluez: out-of-bounds read in avrcp parse_media_element and parse_media_folder
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluetooth"},
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hcidump"},
          {"reference": "bluez-meshd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-obexd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-source"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-scripts"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-tools"},
          {"reference": "libbluetooth-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbluetooth3"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluetooth"},
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hcidump"},
          {"reference": "bluez-meshd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-obexd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-source"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-scripts"},
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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        "release": "13",
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          {"reference": "bluez-test-scripts"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-tools"},
          {"reference": "libbluetooth-dev"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluetooth"},
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hcidump"},
          {"reference": "bluez-meshd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-obexd"},
          {"reference": "bluez-source"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-scripts"},
          {"reference": "bluez-test-tools"},
          {"reference": "libbluetooth-dev"},
          {"reference": "libbluetooth3"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
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      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluez"},
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    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
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          {"reference": "bluez-libs"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs-devel"}
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    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hid2hci"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs-devel"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hid2hci"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs-devel"},
          {"reference": "bluez-obexd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "bluez"},
          {"reference": "bluez-cups"},
          {"reference": "bluez-hid2hci"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs"},
          {"reference": "bluez-libs-devel"},
          {"reference": "bluez-obexd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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19 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.16.3
EPSS0.00196
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