# CVE-2023-34969: dbus-x11: D-Bus is a system for sending messages between applications

CVE-2023-34969 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34969, released June 8, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34969
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0151
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 8, 2023

## 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: dbus-daemon: assertion failure when a monitor is active and a message from the driver cannot be delivered (CVE-2023-34969)  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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dbus Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.14.8-1~deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34969](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34969.md) | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.14.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34969](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34969.md) | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus Debian 14 | 1.14.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34969](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-34969.md) | Jun 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus rocky 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RLSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 24, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus rocky 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RLSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 24, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-common ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-daemon-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-devel ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-doc amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tests amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tests-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 RHEL 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [RHSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 RHEL 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 almalinux 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.el8_8.1 | [ALSA-2023:4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 almalinux 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 ol 8 | 1:1.12.8-24.0.1.el8_8.1 | [ELSA-2023-4498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4498.md) | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11 ol 9 | 1:1.12.20-7.0.1.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-4569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-4569.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | dbus-x11-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:1.12.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-213.md) | Jun 21, 2023 |

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