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CVE-2020-16126

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Published: Nov 11, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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3.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to AccountService, thus stopping it from handling D-Bus messages in a timely fashion.

Affected (1)

Freedesktop
1 product
Accountsservice
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Accountsservice
Before 0.6.55

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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