An issue was discovered in dbus-broker before 31.
Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in dbus-broker before 31. It depends on c-uitl/c-shquote to parse the DBus service's Exec line. c-shquote contains a stack-based buffer over-read if a malicious Exec line is supplied.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02293 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dbus-broker_project:dbus-broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 31 | Vulnerable | Dbus-broker Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dbus-broker_project:dbus-broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 31 Vulnerable ·Dbus-broker Project
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:6608 Released 2022-09-20 · Red Hat rating Moderatedbus-broker security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) dbus-broker-28-5.1.el9_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6608 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31212
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcpv-w686-qv5j
References
More Dbus-broker Project Dbus-broker vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13252 An issue was discovered in dbus-broker before 31. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-31212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcpv-w686-qv5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-31212 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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