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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201909-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: D-Bus: Authentication bypass
Date: September 08, 2019
Bugs: #687900
ID: 201909-08

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Synopsis
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An authentication bypass was discovered in D-Bus.

Background
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D-Bus is a message bus system which processes can use to talk to each
other.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/dbus < 1.12.16 >= 1.12.16

Description
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It was discovered that a local attacker could manipulate symbolic links
in their own home directory to bypass authentication and connect to a
DBusServer with elevated privileges.

Impact
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A local attacker can bypass authentication mechanisms and elevate
privileges.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=sys-apps/dbus-1.12.16”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-12749
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12749

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-08

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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