Description
The configure script in D-Bus (aka DBus) 1.2.x before 1.2.28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file in /tmp/.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dbus | 1.3.2~git20100715.821f99c-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dbus | 1.3.2~git20100715.821f99c-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dbus | 1.3.2~git20100715.821f99c-1 | — |