CVE-2022-1736

Publication date 17 May 2022

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Ubuntu’s configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gnome-control-center 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2
21.10 impish
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

This issue is caused by Ubuntu’s configuration which results in gnome-remote-desktop’s systemd service always running. That issue will be also fixed in a future SRU.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5430-1
    • GNOME Settings vulnerability
    • 18 May 2022

Other references