Advisories:rPSA-2008-0099

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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0099-1

Published: 2008-03-07

Products

• rPath Linux 1

Rating

Minor

Exposure Level Classification

Local System User Deterministic Privilege Escalation

Updated Versions

• dbus=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.50-2.4-1
• dbus-glib=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.50-2.4-1
• dbus-qt=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.50-2.4-1
• dbus-x11=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.50-2.4-1

rPath Issue Tracking System

• RPL-2282

References

• CVE-2008-0595

Description

Previous versions of the dbus package are vulnerable to a Privilege

Escalation attack in which local users may bypass security policies

by using specifically crafted dbus method calls.

Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html