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TI-2023-17459 Aliases CVE-2023-34969GHSA-q652-p9gf-vfq3

D-Bus before 1.15.6 sometimes allows unprivileged users to crash dbus-daemon.

Priority LOW 32CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

D-Bus before 1.15.6 sometimes allows unprivileged users to crash dbus-daemon. If a privileged user with control over the dbus-daemon is using the org.freedesktop.DBus.Monitoring interface to monitor message bus traffic, then an unprivileged user with the ability to connect to the same dbus-daemon can cause a dbus-daemon crash under some circumstances via an unreplyable message. When done on the well-known system bus, this is a denial-of-service vulnerability. The fixed versions are 1.12.28, 1.14.8, and 1.15.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0151 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.0 to before 1.12.28; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.8; 1.15.0 to before 1.15.6VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.28; 1.14.0 to before 1.14.8; 1.15.0 to before 1.15.6 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:5193 Released 2023-09-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dbus security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) dbus-devel-1:1.12.8-18.el8_6.3, dbus-x11-1:1.12.8-18.el8_6.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) dbus-1:1.12.8-18.el8_6.3, dbus-common-1:1.12.8-18.el8_6.3, dbus-daemon-1:1.12.8-18.el8_6.3 +2
  • RHSA-2023:4569 Released 2023-08-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dbus security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) dbus-daemon-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1, dbus-devel-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1, dbus-x11-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) dbus-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1, dbus-common-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1, dbus-libs-1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 +1
  • RHSA-2023:4498 Released 2023-08-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    dbus security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) dbus-devel-1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1, dbus-x11-1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) dbus-1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1, dbus-common-1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1, dbus-daemon-1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:4498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:4569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:5193
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:4498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:4569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:5193
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q652-p9gf-vfq3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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