MGASA-2017-0310

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    MGASA-2017-0310

    Published: 26 Aug 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated dbus packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: A format string vulnerability in the reference bus implementation, dbus-daemon, could potentially allow local users to cause arbitrary code execution or denial of service. Symlink attack in nonce-tcp transport (bsc#1025950). Symlink attack in unit tests (bsc#1025951).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0310.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19561, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/YNEU3UPG7YBLXGQ4E4XVZ74PLHP4ZG56/, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-03/msg00091.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dbus

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/dbus?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.22-1.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High