🛡️ CVE-2026-16730 on Debian — dbus-broker
Description
A flaw was found in dbus-broker. When the process file-descriptor limit is reached, EMFILE/ENFILE errors during peer setup (notably SO_PEERPIDFD) are handled as fatal failures, causing the broker to exit. A local attacker who can open many connections to the user session bus can trigger this and deny service to the desktop session. Flatpak applications can reach the host session bus through the dbus proxy.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-16730 as tracked by Debian, for the package dbus-broker. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16730 is classified as CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16730 is recorded against 1 package.
- dbus-broker
Timeline and source
Published on 24 July 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dbus-broker | — | — |
References
Similar Threats
- Unknown UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16730
- Unknown RHSA-2022:6608
- High OESA-2022-2116
- Unknown ALSA-2022:6608
- Unknown RLSA-2022:6608
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