# CVE-2019-12749: dbus: D-Bus is a system for sending messages between applications

CVE-2019-12749 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by dbus 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1, released June 11, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12749
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0055
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 11, 2019

## Description

D-Bus is a system for sending messages between applications. It is used both for the system-wide message bus service, and as a per-user-login-session messaging facility.  Security Fix(es):  * dbus: DBusServer DBUS_COOKIE_SHA1 authentication bypass (CVE-2019-12749)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dbus RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1 | [dbus 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-dbus-1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1.md) | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-common RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-common ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-devel RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-devel ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-libs RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-libs ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-tests Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1 | [dbus-tests 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-dbus-tests-1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1.md) | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-tools RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-tools ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-user-session Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1 | [dbus-user-session 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-dbus-user-session-1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1.md) | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.el8 | [RHSA-2019:3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1 | [dbus-x11 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-dbus-x11-1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1.md) | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-9.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2019-3707](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3707.md) | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Linux | libdbus-1-3 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1 | [libdbus-1-3 1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libdbus-1-3-1.12.2-1ubuntu1.1.md) | Jun 11, 2019 |

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