Synopsis
Important: dbus-glib security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
Updated dbus-glib packages that fix one security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
CVE link in the References section.
Description
dbus-glib is an add-on library to integrate the standard D-Bus library with
the GLib main loop and threading model.
A flaw was found in the way dbus-glib filtered the message sender (message
source subject) when the "NameOwnerChanged" signal was received. This
could trick a system service using dbus-glib (such as fprintd) into
believing a signal was sent from a privileged process, when it was not. A
local attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2013-0292)
All dbus-glib users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications
linked against dbus-glib, such as fprintd and NetworkManager, must be
restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.9 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.9 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.9 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.9 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.9 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.9 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.4 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.9 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.4 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.9 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.9 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.9 i386
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Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.1 x86_64
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Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.1 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 911658 - CVE-2013-0292 dbus-glib: Local privilege escalation due improper filtering of message sender when NameOwnerChanged signal received
CVEs
References
Vulmon