--- title: 'USN-6687-1: AccountsService vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6687-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-6687-1 --- # USN-6687-1: AccountsService vulnerability Publication date 11 March 2024 Overview AccountsService could be made to expose sensitive information. Releases [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [accountsservice](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=accountsservice) - query and manipulate user account information ## Details It was discovered that AccountsService called a helper incorrectly when performing password change operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain encrypted passwords. ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [accountsservice](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice) –  [22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5) | | | | [libaccountsservice0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice) –  [22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5) | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [accountsservice](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice) –  [0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7) | | | | [libaccountsservice0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice) –  [0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2012-6655](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6655)