[MacPorts] #46504: Update: dbus 1.8.14

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#46504: Update: dbus 1.8.14
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 Reporter:  mschamschula@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  update          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.3.3
 Keywords:  haspatch        |       Port:  dbus
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 dbus has been updated to version 1.8.14:
 {{{
 The “40lb of roofing nails” release.

 Security hardening:

 • Do not allow calls to UpdateActivationEnvironment from uids other than
   the uid of the dbus-daemon. If a system service installs unsafe
   security policy rules that allow arbitrary method calls
   (such as CVE-2014-8148) then this prevents memory consumption and
   possible privilege escalation via UpdateActivationEnvironment.

   We believe that in practice, privilege escalation here is avoided
   by dbus-daemon-launch-helper sanitizing its environment; but
   it seems better to be safe.

 • Do not allow calls to UpdateActivationEnvironment or the Stats interface
   on object paths other than /org/freedesktop/DBus. Some system services
   install unsafe security policy rules that allow arbitrary method calls
   to any destination, method and interface with a specified object path;
   while less bad than allowing arbitrary method calls, these security
   policies are still harmful, since dbus-daemon normally offers the
   same API on all object paths and other system services might behave
   similarly.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/46504>
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