CVE-2026-120749
Dbus: dbus-daemon: dbus-daemon aborts (reply_serial != 0) when a broadcast from the driver cannot be delivered to a monitored bus
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.2
Dbus: dbus-daemon: dbus-daemon aborts (reply_serial != 0) when a broadcast from the driver cannot be delivered to a monitored bus
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-120749- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-117967
6.2
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2026-117967- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7wg-4x32-8p6v
6.2
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor...
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-r7wg-4x32-8p6v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
NVD
6.2
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-120749- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-120749
6.2
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-120749- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-120749
6.2
A flaw was found in D-Bus. With a privileged Monitoring client attached (for example dbus-monitor or busctl monitor), an unprivileged local user can cause dbus-daemon to abort if a driver-originated broadcast such as NameOwnerChanged or ActivatableServicesChanged cannot be delivered to a recipient (for example due to a deny rule or an exceeded outgoing message queue). Driver broadcasts still use serial 0; when delivery fails, composing the monitor error reply asserts reply_serial != 0 and aborts the daemon. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-34969, which only assigned serials for driver messages sent to a single recipient. On the well-known system bus this is a denial of service.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120749- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dbusDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.10-11.14.10-1~deb12u11.14.10-21.14.10-31.14.10-4 Show 31 moreShow less1.14.10-51.14.10-61.14.6-11.14.8-11.14.8-1+loong641.14.8-1~deb12u11.14.8-21.14.8-2~deb12u11.14.99~git20220715-11.15.0-11.15.10-11.15.12-11.15.2-11.15.4-11.15.6-11.15.6-21.15.8-11.15.8-21.15.8-31.15.8-41.15.90-11.15.92-11.16.0-11.16.2-11.16.2-21.16.2-31.16.2-41.16.2-51.16.2-61.16.2-71.16.2-8 |
None known |
dbusDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.2-21.16.2-31.16.2-41.16.2-51.16.2-61.16.2-71.16.2-8 |
None known |
dbusDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.2-21.16.2-31.16.2-41.16.2-51.16.2-61.16.2-71.16.2-8 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.12-0ubuntu101.6.18-0ubuntu11.6.18-0ubuntu21.6.18-0ubuntu31.6.18-0ubuntu4 Show 8 moreShow less1.6.18-0ubuntu4.11.6.18-0ubuntu4.21.6.18-0ubuntu4.31.6.18-0ubuntu4.41.6.18-0ubuntu4.51.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm11.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm21.6.18-0ubuntu4.5+esm3 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.0-1ubuntu11.10.4-1ubuntu21.10.6-1ubuntu11.10.6-1ubuntu21.10.6-1ubuntu3 Show 8 moreShow less1.10.6-1ubuntu3.11.10.6-1ubuntu3.31.10.6-1ubuntu3.41.10.6-1ubuntu3.51.10.6-1ubuntu3.61.10.6-1ubuntu3.6+esm11.10.6-1ubuntu3.6+esm21.10.6-1ubuntu3.6+esm3 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.22-1ubuntu11.12.0-1ubuntu11.12.2-1ubuntu11.12.2-1ubuntu1.11.12.2-1ubuntu1.21.12.2-1ubuntu1.31.12.2-1ubuntu1.4 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.14-1ubuntu21.12.16-2ubuntu11.12.16-2ubuntu21.12.16-2ubuntu2.11.12.16-2ubuntu2.21.12.16-2ubuntu2.3 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.20-2ubuntu21.12.20-2ubuntu31.12.20-2ubuntu41.12.20-2ubuntu4.1 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.14.10-1ubuntu11.14.10-3ubuntu11.14.10-4ubuntu11.14.10-4ubuntu21.14.10-4ubuntu31.14.10-4ubuntu41.14.10-4ubuntu4.1 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.2-2ubuntu41.16.2-5ubuntu11.16.2-5ubuntu2 |
None known |
dbusUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.2-2ubuntu21.16.2-2ubuntu31.16.2-2ubuntu4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, published, references | OSV | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-120749 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published November 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.