D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1 Array Length denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Array Length Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-42011. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus up to 1.12.23/1.14.3/1.15.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Array Length Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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 when receiving a message where an array length is inconsistent with the size of the element type.

The weakness was published 10/10/2022 as 413. The advisory is available at gitlab.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42011 since 10/03/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211086 (Fedora 37 : dbus (2022-b0c2f2ab74)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.12.24, 1.14.4 or 1.15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211086). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211086
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : dbus (2022-b0c2f2ab74)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: D-Bus 1.12.24/1.14.4/1.15.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 413
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210370

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2022 07:55
Updated: 06/09/2025 22:16
Changes: 10/10/2022 07:55 (40), 10/31/2022 14:21 (11), 11/17/2024 11:22 (16), 06/09/2025 22:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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