CVE-2020-16126

LOW

3.3

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score3.3

SeverityLOW

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published11/11/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

freedesktop:accountsservice

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS(security@ubuntu.com)

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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