GLSA 201412-12: D-Bus: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	D-Bus: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	12/13/2014
Bugs:	#512940, #516080, #522982, #528900
ID:	201412-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in D-Bus, possibly resulting in local Denial of Service.

Background

D-Bus is a message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to one another.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/dbus	< 1.8.10	>= 1.8.10	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in D-Bus. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A local attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.8.10"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-12.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.