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Ubuntu 13.04: USN-1874-1 Critical: DBus Denial Of Service

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DBus could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1874-1
June 13, 2013

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

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- dbus: simple interprocess messaging system

Details:

Alexandru Cornea discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain messages.
A local attacker could use this issue to cause system services to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  libdbus-1-3                     1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libdbus-1-3                     1.6.4-1ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libdbus-1-3                     1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1874-1
  CVE-2013-2168

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.6.4-1ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4


Ubuntu 13.04: USN-1874-1 Critical: DBus Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey June 13, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A DBus flaw found in Ubuntu enables local adversaries to destabilize system services. Apply updates to avert potential denial of service.
DBus could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libdbus-1-3 1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libdbus-1-3 1.6.4-1ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libdbus-1-3 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1874-1

CVE-2013-2168

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June 13, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.6.4-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4

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