USN-3116-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0245)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-11-01 17:01 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
dbus vulnerabilities
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It was discovered that DBus incorrectly validated the source of ActivationFailure signals. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-0245)

It was discovered that DBus incorrectly handled certain format strings. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue is only exposed to unprivileged users when the fix for CVE-2015-0245 is not applied, hence this issue is only likely to affect Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated as a preventative measure in the event that a new attack vector for this issue is discovered. (No CVE number)

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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
  "published": "2016-11-01T17:01:15Z",
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