Gentoo: GLSA-201503-02: D-Bus: Denial of Service
Summary
D-Bus doesn't validate the source of ActivationFailure signals.
Resolution
All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.8.16"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0245 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0245
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-02
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.
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus, possibly resulting in local Denial of Service.
Background
D-Bus is a message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to one another.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/dbus < 1.8.16 >= 1.8.16
Impact
===== A local attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.