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USN-1138-1: DBus-GLib vulnerability

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USN-1138-1: DBus-GLib vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/20/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

DBus-GLib 0.73 disregards the access flag of exported GObject properties, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly cause a denial of service by modifying properties, as demonstrated by properties of the (1) DeviceKit-Power, (2) NetworkManager, and (3) ModemManager services.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libdbus-glib-1-2

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