CVE-2020-16125
Published: 03 November 2020
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 6.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
gdm3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Released
(3.38.1-2ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(3.28.3-0ubuntu18.04.6)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|