Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1837-1 dbus -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 18 Jul 2009
- Affected Packages:
- dbus
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 532720.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-1189. - More information:
-
It was discovered that the dbus_signature_validate function in dbus, a simple interprocess messaging system, is prone to a denial of service attack. This issue was caused by an incorrect fix for DSA-1658-1.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.1-5+lenny1.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-1+etch3.
Packages for ia64 and s390 will be released once they are available.
For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.14-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your dbus packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-doc_1.0.2-1+etch3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_i386.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-utils_1.0.2-1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.0.2-1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.0.2-1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.0.2-1+etch3_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-1-doc_1.2.1-5+lenny1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-3_1.2.1-5+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus-x11_1.2.1-5+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/libdbus-1-dev_1.2.1-5+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dbus/dbus_1.2.1-5+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.