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Ubuntu 10.04 & 8.04 USN-1138-1 Critical: DBus-GLib DoS Attack

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An attacker could send crafted input to applications using DBus-GLib and cause them to crash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1138-1
May 26, 2011

dbus-glib vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

An attacker could send crafted input to applications using DBus-GLib and
cause them to crash.

Software Description:
- dbus-glib: GLib bindings for DBus

Details:

It was discovered that DBus-GLib did not properly verify the access flag of
exported GObject properties under certain circumstances. A local attacker
could exploit this to bypass intended access restrictions or possibly
cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libdbus-glib-1-2                0.84-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  libdbus-glib-1-2                0.74-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  CVE-2010-1172

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.84-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.74-2ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 10.04 & 8.04 USN-1138-1 Critical: DBus-GLib DoS Attack

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1140-1 addresses a vulnerability in libxml2 that permits unauthorized access to sensitive data, potentially exposing systems to attacks.
An attacker could send crafted input to applications using DBus-GLib and cause them to crash.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libdbus-glib-1-2 0.84-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2010-1172

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May 26, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.84-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.74-2ubuntu0.1

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