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Ubuntu alert USN-1176-1 (dbus)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1176-1 July 26, 2011 dbus vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: DBus could be made to crash if it processed a specially crafted message. Software Description: - dbus: simple interprocess messaging system Details: It was discovered that DBus did not properly validate the byte order of messages under certain circumstances. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or potentially obtain access to sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: dbus 1.4.6-1ubuntu6.1 Ubuntu 10.10: dbus 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: dbus 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.5 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1176-1 CVE-2011-2200 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.6-1ubuntu6.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.0-0ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.2.16-2ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.1.20-1ubuntu3.5 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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