DBus could be made to stop responding under certain conditions.
It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-7824)
27 November 2014
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
DBus could be made to stop responding under certain conditions.
It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled a large number of file descriptor messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause DBus to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-7824)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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