USN-4015-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4015-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4015-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4015-1
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Published
2019-06-11T16:38:56.475170Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:51Z
Summary
dbus vulnerability
Details

Joe Vennix discovered that DBus incorrectly handled DBUSCOOKIESHA1 authentication. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication and connect to DBus servers with elevated privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dbus@1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-1ubuntu1
1.10.4-1ubuntu2
1.10.6-1ubuntu1
1.10.6-1ubuntu2
1.10.6-1ubuntu3
1.10.6-1ubuntu3.1
1.10.6-1ubuntu3.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "dbus"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "dbus-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "dbus-user-session"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "dbus-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1ubuntu3.4",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-12749"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dbus@1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.22-1ubuntu1
1.12.0-1ubuntu1
1.12.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "dbus"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "dbus-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "dbus-user-session"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "dbus-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-12749"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}