[ GLSA 202007-46 ] D-Bus: Denial of service

Sam James <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:00:41 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-46
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: D-Bus: Denial of service
     Date: July 27, 2020
     Bugs: #727104
       ID: 202007-46

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Synopsis
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A local Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in D-Bus.

Background
==========

D-Bus is a message bus system which processes can use to talk to each
other.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-apps/dbus               < 1.12.18                 >= 1.12.18

Description
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D-Bus does not correctly dispose of old connections meaning that it is
possible for D-Bus to hit a connection limit.

Impact
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An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.12.18"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12049
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12049

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-46

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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