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USN-1753-1: DBus-GLib vulnerability

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USN-1753-1: DBus-GLib vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/05/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The dbus_g_proxy_manager_filter function in dbus-gproxy in Dbus-glib before 0.100.1 does not properly verify the sender of NameOwnerChanged signals, which allows local users to gain privileges via a spoofed signal.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libdbus-glib-1-2

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