GLSA 201503-02: D-Bus: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | D-Bus: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 03/07/2015 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201503-02 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has 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 | < 1.8.16 | >= 1.8.16 | All supported architectures |
Description
D-Bus doesn’t validate the source of ActivationFailure signals.
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-1.8.16"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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