CVE-2022-42012

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and 1.15.x before 1.15.2. An authenticated attacker can cause dbus-daemon and other programs that use libdbus to crash by sending a message with attached file descriptors in an unexpected format.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/issues/417 issue tracking third party advisory exploit patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/06/1 third party advisory mailing list patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SQCSLMCK2XGX23R2DKW2MSAICQAK6MT2/ vendor advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4CO7N226I3X5FNBR2MACCH6TS764VJP/ vendor advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ND74SKN56BCYL3QLEAAB6E64UUBRA5UG/ vendor advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-08 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-42012?
CVE-2022-42012 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-42012?
To fix CVE-2022-42012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-42012 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-42012 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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