dbus 1.3.0 before 1.6.22 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when running on Linux 2.6.37-rc4 or later, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system-bus disconnect of other services or applications) by sending a message containing a file descriptor, then exceeding the maximum recursion depth before the initial message is forwarded.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade dbus | Aug 30, 2017 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade dbus | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade dbus | Dec 10, 2025 | Jul 3, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/dbus. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade dbusUpgrade dbus-develUpgrade dbus-libsUpgrade dbus-x11 | Nov 30, 2017 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/dbus/dbus-x11 to version 1.8.20-0.175.3.6.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/library/libdbus to version 1.8.20-0.175.3.6.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/library/dbus to version 1.8.20-0.175.3.6.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/python-dbus-27 to version 1.2.0-0.175.3.6.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/library/libdbus-glib to version 0.102-0.175.3.6.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libdbus-1-3-32bitUpgrade dbus-1Upgrade libdbus-1-3Upgrade dbus-1-devel-docUpgrade dbus-1-develUpgrade dbus-1-x11 | Dec 9, 2016 | Jul 19, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade dbusUpgrade libdbus-1-3 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jul 19, 2014 |
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