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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3532
• https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80163
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0294.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00049.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/4
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59611
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59798
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60236
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2971
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:176
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html