CVE-2021-34145 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers in radio range can crash Cypress Bluetooth devices by sending crafted LMP packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-34145?

CVE-2021-34145 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Bluetooth Classic implementation in the Cypress WICED BT stack through 2.9.0 for CYW20735B1 devices does not properly handle the reception of LMP_max_slot with an invalid Baseband packet type (and LT_ADDRESS and LT_ADDR) after completion of the LMP setup procedure, allowing attackers in radio range to trigger a denial of service (firmware crash) via a crafted LMP packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34145?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cypress Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34145?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-34145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34145, GHSA-7j4h-6cq9-gmjv, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34145.

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