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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
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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
============
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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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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
========
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
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 sys-apps/dbus < 1.12.18 >= 1.12.18
Description
===========
D-Bus does not correctly dispose of old connections meaning that it is
possible for D-Bus to hit a connection limit.
Impact
======
An attacker could cause a possible 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-1.12.18”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12049
<a href=”https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12049″ class=””>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12049</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-46″ class=””>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-46</a>
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
<a href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org” class=””>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org” class=””>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
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