RHSA-2020:3044 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: dbus security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · July 21, 2020
Updated · June 25, 2026
Topic
An update for dbus is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
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: denial of service via file descriptor leak (CVE-2020-12049)
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.