# CVE-2022-39176: BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information because profiles/audio/avrcp.c does not validate par

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-02 · Updated: 2026-04-15

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

BlueZ before 5.59 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information because profiles/audio/avrcp.c does not validate params_len.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5481-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1977968
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00026.html

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