CVE-2020-16125 (GCVE-0-2020-16125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-10 04:20 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:59
VLAI?
Title
gdm3 would start gnome-initial-setup if it cannot contact accountservice
Summary
gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gnome GDM3 Affected: 3.36 , < 3.36.4 (custom)
Affected: 3.38 , < 3.38.2 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2020-11-06 00:00
Credits
Kevin Backhouse
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