Access Restriction Bypass Affecting dbus package, versions <1:1.2.24-7.0.1.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-DBUS-2469263
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Sept 2012

Introduced: 18 Sep 2012

CVE-2012-3524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 dbus to version 1:1.2.24-7.0.1.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1261.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dbus package and not the dbus package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus."

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