CVE-2024-1638

HIGH

Zephyr < 3.5.0 - Improper Input Validation in Bluetooth LE Secure Connection Permission Checks

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The documentation specifies that the BT_GATT_PERM_READ_LESC and BT_GATT_PERM_WRITE_LESC defines for a Bluetooth characteristic: Attribute read/write permission with LE Secure Connection encryption. If set, requires that LE Secure Connections is used for read/write access, however this is only true when it is combined with other permissions, namely BT_GATT_PERM_READ_ENCRYPT/BT_GATT_PERM_READ_AUTHEN (for read) or BT_GATT_PERM_WRITE_ENCRYPT/BT_GATT_PERM_WRITE_AUTHEN (for write), if these additional permissions are not set (even in secure connections only mode) then the stack does not perform any permission checks on these characteristics and they can be freely written/read.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 26.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
zephyrproject/zephyr < 3.5.0
Published Feb 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026