USN-4015-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4015-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4015-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4015-2
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Published
2019-06-12T14:50:58.013055Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:51Z
Summary
dbus vulnerability
Details

USN-4015-1 fixed a vulnerability in DBus. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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:Pro:14.04:LTS / dbus

Package

Name
dbus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dbus@1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.12-0ubuntu10
1.6.18-0ubuntu1
1.6.18-0ubuntu2
1.6.18-0ubuntu3
1.6.18-0ubuntu4
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.1
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.2
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.3
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.4
1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "dbus"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "dbus-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libdbus-1-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-12749"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4015-2.json"