QID 710340

Date Published: 2021-09-06

QID 710340: Gentoo Linux D-Bus Format string Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-20)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus possibly resulting in a local Denial of Service.

Affected Package(s): sys-apps/dbus


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 1.9 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201701-20 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710340

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201701-20 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-20