Description
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | dbus | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | dbus | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | dbus +8 | 1:1.16.2-7.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:97846 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | dbus +1 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2026:97846 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
References
- RHSA-2026:97846 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-120749 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2567978 issue-tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/merge_requests/565
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/merge_requests/592
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/work_items/576