dbus-glib is an add-on library to integrate the standard D-Bus library with the GLib main loop and threading model.
A flaw was found in the way dbus-glib filtered the message sender (message source subject) when the "NameOwnerChanged" signal was received. This could trick a system service using dbus-glib (such as fprintd) into believing a signal was sent from a privileged process, when it was not. A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-0292 to this issue.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services | 5.x, 6.0 thru 6.3.1 | Medium | For System Platform offer, upgrade to 6.2 and install Linux Security Patch 1 or later. For bundled and VMware offers, upgrade to 6.3.3 or later. |
Avaya Aura® Application Server 5300:
|
2.x, 3.x | Medium | For 2.x upgrade to 3.0 and install Service Pack 6 or later. For 3.0 install Service Pack 6 or later. |
| Avaya IQ | 5.2 thru 5.2.5 | Medium | Upgrade to 5.2.6 and install Patch 2 or later. |
Avaya Communication Server 1000:
|
6.x, 7.x | Medium | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing | 7.0 thru 7.2 SP2 | Low | Upgrade to 7.2 SP3 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing Standard Edition | 6.x | Low | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as no further releases are planned. It is recommended that customers migrate to one of Avaya's conferencing solutions including Aura® Conferencing 8.0 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | 6.0 thru 6.0.2 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.0.3 and Avaya Linux for 6.0.3, and install 6.0.3 Security Updates or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Server Edition | 8.x, 9.x | Medium | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed. |
| Avaya IP Office Application Server | 8.x, 9.x | Medium | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed. |
| Avaya one-X® Client Enablement Services | 6.1 thru 6.2 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.2 SP1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | 6.0.x, 6.1 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.1 SP2 or later. |
| Avaya Proactive Contact | 5.0, 5.1 | Medium | Upgrade to 5.1.1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Session Manager | 1.x, 5.x, 6.0.x thru 6.3.3 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.3.4 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager | 5.x, 6.0.x thru 6.3.3 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.3.4 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® System Platform | 1.x, 6.0.x thru 6.3 | Medium | Upgrade to 6.3.1 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Utility Services | 6.x thru 6.2.x | Medium | Upgrade to 6.3 or later. |
| Avaya Voice Portal | 5.x | Medium | See recommended actions and Mitigating Factors table below. This advisory will not be addressed as there will be no further releases. It is recommended to upgrade to Avaya Aura® Experience Portal. |
Recommended Actions for System Products:
Avaya strongly recommends that customers follow
networking and security best practices by implementing
firewalls, ACLs, physical security or other appropriate
access restrictions. Though Avaya believes such
restrictions should always be in place, risk to Avaya
products and the surrounding network from this potential
vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these
practices are implemented until such time as an Avaya provided
product update or the recommended Avaya action is applied.
Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the
customer's security policies may be required during this
interim period, but customers should not modify the System Product
operating system or application unless the change is approved by Avaya.
Making changes that are not approved may void the Avaya product service contract.
When determining risk, Avaya takes into account many factors as outlined by Avaya's Security Vulnerability Classification Policy. The following table describes factors that mitigate the risk of specific vulnerabilities for affected Avaya products:
| Vulnerability | Mitigating Factors |
|---|---|
|
CVE-2013-0292 |
This is a Medium risk for all products except Conferencing and Conferencing Standard Edition because the exploit would potentially allow a local user to escalate privileges. This is a Low risk for Conferencing Standard Edition because the local users are privileged users. This is a Low risk for Conferencing because only tools accessible to privileged users are affected. An exploit by a privileged user would not provide any additional capabilities in both these cases. |
Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.
In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendor's guidance.
| Product: | Actions: |
|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 4.x/5.x | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the AES application. |
| CVLAN | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. |
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the EP application. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite (IMS) | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the IMS application. |
| Avaya Aura® Presence Services | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the PS application. |
| Avaya Secure Access Link Gateway | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SAL Gateway application. |
| Avaya Aura® System Manager 1.0 | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the SMGR application. |
| Avaya Voice Portal | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the VP application. |
Recommended Actions for Software-Only Products:
In the event that the affected package is installed, Avaya recommends that customers follow recommended actions supplied by Red Hat regarding their Enterprise Linux.
Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.
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V 1.0 - March 29, 2013 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - December 20, 2013 - Updated AES, AS5300, CS1000, SM, SMGR, SP and US affected versions and actions, and IPO, IPOAS affected versions.
V 3.0 - June 12, 2015 - Updated affected versions and actions for AES, Conferencing, EP, One-X CES, Proactive Contact and actions for CS1K,Conferencing SE and VP.
V 4.0 - July 7, 2015 - Updated IQ affected versions and actions.
V 5.0 - May 31, 2017 - Updated IP Office actions.
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