CVE-2014-3532

low
Published 2014-07-19 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

dbus 1.3.0 before 1.6.22 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when running on Linux 2.6.37-rc4 or later, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system-bus disconnect of other services or applications) by sending a message containing a file descriptor, then exceeding the maximum recursion depth before the initial message is forwarded.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3532

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80163

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.8.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.8.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.8.6-1
debian debiansidfixed1.8.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.8.6-1
suse suse12.3affected
linux linux-kernelnot-affected
linux linux-kernel2.6.37not-affected
debian debian7.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
freedesktopdbus{"startIncluding":"1.3.0","endExcluding":"1.6.22"}1.6.22

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.