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High USN-4015-2 1 CVE

dbus vulnerability

Published Jun 12, 2019 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-4015-1 fixed a vulnerability in DBus. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Joe Vennix discovered that DBus incorrectly handled DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1
authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
authentication and connect to DBus servers with elevated privileges.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS dbus 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12749