Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:48:54 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BlueBorne Message-ID: <20170919004611.R81507@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <5AFB7CDA-43E9-46F5-AF71-ACA196C51BAD@FreeBSD.org> References: <20170918222439.W81507@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <5AFB7CDA-43E9-46F5-AF71-ACA196C51BAD@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:23:31 +0200, Remko Lodder wrote: > > On 18 Sep 2017, at 15:06, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I suppose Those Who Need To Know would be onto this, but apart from this > > newspaper article the other day, I've come across no other mention. > > > > "Bluetooth flaw allows airborne viruses silently to attack > > internet-enabled devices" > > > > <http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/bluetooth-flaw-allows-airborne-viruses-silently-to-attack-internetenabled-devices-20170914-gyh5o0.html>; > > > > I know very little about Bluetooth, only recently starting to use it > > myself between a couple of phones, but the linked-to PDF paper I found > > interesting and informative, if not perhaps being overly alarmist? > > > > <http://go.armis.com/hubfs/BlueBorne%20Technical%20White%20Paper.pdf>; > > > > Does this / might this / could this impact on FreeBSD's bt stack? I > > flipped through https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bluetooth/ > > 's last year pretty quickly, there's not a lot there. After reading the > > paper I wouldn't dare try diving into this stack, I'd never get back .. > > > > cheers, Ian > > > We believe that we are not affected at this stage. > > Thanks, > Remko Lodder > on behalf of The FreeBSD Security Team Thanks Remko. Back to lurking .. cheers, Ianhome | help
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