1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6372-1

USN-6372-1: DBus vulnerability

Publication date

14 September 2023

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • dbus - simple interprocess messaging system

Details

It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain
invalid messages. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause DBus to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain
invalid messages. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause DBus 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
16.04 xenial dbus –  1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6+esm3  
libdbus-1-3 –  1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6+esm3  

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