# CVE-2015-0245: D-Bus 1.4.x through 1.6.x before 1.6.30, 1.8.x before 1.8.16, and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not validate the source of ActivationFailure sign

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

D-Bus 1.4.x through 1.6.x before 1.6.30, 1.8.x before 1.8.16, and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 does not validate the source of ActivationFailure signals, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (activation failure error returned) by leveraging a race condition involving sending an ActivationFailure signal before systemd responds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00066.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3161
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/6
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0071.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176

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