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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: D-Bus: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: June 06, 2017 |
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Bugs: #611392 |
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ID: 201706-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities in D-Bus might allow an attacker to overwrite |
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files with a fixed filename in arbitrary directories or conduct a |
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symlink attack. |
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Background |
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D-Bus is a message bus system which processes can use to talk to each |
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other. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-apps/dbus < 1.10.18 >= 1.10.18 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in D-Bus. Please review |
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the original report referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files named "once" with |
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content not controlled by the attacker. |
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A local attacker could perform a symlink attack against D-Bus' test |
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suite. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.10.18" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Original report |
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/4 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-05 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |