USN-1874-1: DBus vulnerability

Publication date

13 June 2013

Overview

DBus could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • dbus - simple interprocess messaging system

Details

Alexandru Cornea discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain messages.
A local attacker could use this issue to cause system services to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Alexandru Cornea discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain messages.
A local attacker could use this issue to cause system services to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
13.04 raring libdbus-1-3 –  1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1
12.10 quantal libdbus-1-3 –  1.6.4-1ubuntu4.1
12.04 precise libdbus-1-3 –  1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4

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