Details
Kimmo Hämäläinen discovered that local users could delete other users'
D-Bus match rules. Applications would stop receiving D-Bus messages,
resulting in a local denial of service, and potential data loss for
applications that depended on D-Bus for storing information.
Kimmo Hämäläinen discovered that local users could delete other users'
D-Bus match rules. Applications would stop receiving D-Bus messages,
resulting in a local denial of service, and potential data loss for
applications that depended on D-Bus for storing information.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.10 edgy | dbus – 0.93-0ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | dbus – 0.60-6ubuntu8.1 | ||
| 5.10 breezy | dbus – 0.36.2-0ubuntu7.1 | ||
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