- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: D-Bus: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 21, 2011 Bugs: #348766, #371261, #372743 ID: 201110-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities were found in D-Bus, the worst of which allowing for a symlink attack. Background ========== D-Bus is a message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to each other. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/dbus < 1.4.12 >= 1.4.12 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in D-Bus. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== The vulnerabilities allow for local Denial of Service (daemon crash), or arbitrary file overwriting. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.4.12" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4352 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4352 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-2200 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2200 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-2533 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2533 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-14.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5