Description
An issue was discovered in dbus >= 1.3.0 before 1.12.18. The DBusServer in libdbus, as used in dbus-daemon, leaks file descriptors when a message exceeds the per-message file descriptor limit. A local attacker with access to the D-Bus system bus or another system service's private AF_UNIX socket could use this to make the system service reach its file descriptor limit, denying service to subsequent D-Bus clients.
Published: 2020-06-08
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2235-1 dbus security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4365 An issue was discovered in dbus >= 1.3.0 before 1.12.18. The DBusServer in libdbus, as used in dbus-daemon, leaks file descriptors when a message exceeds the per-message file descriptor limit. A local attacker with access to the D-Bus system bus or another system service's private AF_UNIX socket could use this to make the system service reach its file descriptor limit, denying service to subsequent D-Bus clients.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4398-1 DBus vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4398-2 DBus vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Freedesktop Dbus
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:48:57.950Z

Reserved: 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-12049

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-08T17:15:09.910

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59:10.813

Link: CVE-2020-12049

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-06-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-12049 - Bugzilla

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