========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1138-1 May 26, 2011 dbus-glib vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: An attacker could send crafted input to applications using DBus-GLib and cause them to crash. Software Description: - dbus-glib: GLib bindings for DBus Details: It was discovered that DBus-GLib did not properly verify the access flag of exported GObject properties under certain circumstances. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass intended access restrictions or possibly cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libdbus-glib-1-2 0.84-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: CVE-2010-1172 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.84-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus-glib/0.74-2ubuntu0.1