# CVE-2021-43400: An issue was discovered in gatt-database.c in BlueZ 5.61.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-04 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in gatt-database.c in BlueZ 5.61. A use-after-free can occur when a client disconnects during D-Bus processing of a WriteValue call.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=838c0dc7641e1c991c0f3027bf94bee4606012f8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00026.html

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