{"id":"USN-4398-2","summary":"dbus vulnerability","details":"USN-4398-1 fixed a vulnerability in DBus. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Kevin Backhouse discovered that DBus incorrectly handled file descriptors.\n A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DBus to crash,\n resulting in a denial of service.\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:05:59.091626Z","published":"2020-06-16T18:42:32Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12049"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-12049","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12049"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4398-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12049"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dbus","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dbus@1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm2"}]}],"versions":["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","1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"dbus","binary_version":"1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm2"},{"binary_name":"dbus-x11","binary_version":"1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm2"},{"binary_name":"libdbus-1-3","binary_version":"1.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2020-12049","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4398-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}