1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2425-1

USN-2425-1: DBus vulnerability

Publication date

27 November 2014

Overview

DBus could be made to stop responding under certain conditions.

Releases

Packages

  • dbus - simple interprocess messaging system

Details

It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file
descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to
stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-7824)

It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file
descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to
stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-7824)

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
14.10 utopic dbus –  1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1
libdbus-1-3 –  1.8.8-1ubuntu2.1
14.04 trusty dbus –  1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3
libdbus-1-3 –  1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3
12.04 precise dbus –  1.4.18-1ubuntu1.7
libdbus-1-3 –  1.4.18-1ubuntu1.7

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