dbus vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
DBus could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
Kevin Backhouse discovered that DBus incorrectly handled file descriptors. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DBus 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 20.04 LTS
dbus - 1.12.16-2ubuntu2.1
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.16-2ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.10
dbus - 1.12.14-1ubuntu2.1
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.14-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dbus - 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.2
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
dbus - 1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6
libdbus-1-3 - 1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
DBus could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
- dbus - simple interprocess messaging system
Kevin Backhouse discovered that DBus incorrectly handled file descriptors. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DBus 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 20.04 LTS
dbus - 1.12.16-2ubuntu2.1
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.16-2ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.10
dbus - 1.12.14-1ubuntu2.1
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.14-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
dbus - 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.2
libdbus-1-3 - 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
dbus - 1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6
libdbus-1-3 - 1.10.6-1ubuntu3.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...