Description
D-Bus 1.3.0 through 1.6.x before 1.6.26, 1.8.x before 1.8.10, and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of new connections and connection drop) by queuing the maximum number of file descriptors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3636.1.
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 | 1.8.10-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dbus | 1.8.10-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dbus | 1.8.10-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | dbus | 1.6.8-1+deb7u5 | DSA-3099-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | dbus | 1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3 | USN-2425-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | dbus-1 | 1.10.12-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10517-1 |
Advisories 3
- USN-2425-1 dbus vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-3099-1 dbus - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10517-1 dbus-1-1.10.12-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20141110 CVE-2014-7824: D-Bus denial of service via incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3636 mailing-list
- 62603 third-party-advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0457.html
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85105
- dbus-cve20147824-dos(98576) vdb-entry
- 71012 vdb-entry
- USN-2425-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3099 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2015:176 vendor-advisory