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Red Hat: CVE-2020-16125: inability to timely contact accountservice via dbus leads gnome-initial-setup to creation of account with admin privileges (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-16125: inability to timely contact accountservice via dbus leads gnome-initial-setup to creation of account with admin privileges (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/10/2020
Created
11/05/2021
Added
11/04/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-atkmm
  • redhat-upgrade-atkmm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-atkmm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-atkmm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-atkmm-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-cairomm
  • redhat-upgrade-cairomm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-cairomm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-cairomm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-cairomm-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-chrome-gnome-shell
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-core
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-core-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-core-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-server
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-server-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-dleyna-server-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2-aspell-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-enchant2-voikko-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gamin
  • redhat-upgrade-gamin-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gamin-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gamin-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-demos
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-demos-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-geoclue2-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-geocode-glib
  • redhat-upgrade-geocode-glib-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-geocode-glib-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-geocode-glib-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gjs
  • redhat-upgrade-gjs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gjs-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gjs-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gjs-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-fam
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-fam-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-static
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-tests
  • redhat-upgrade-glib2-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glibmm24
  • redhat-upgrade-glibmm24-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-glibmm24-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-glibmm24-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-glibmm24-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-boxes
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-boxes-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-boxes-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-classic-session
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-filesystem
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-photos
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-photos-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-photos-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-photos-tests
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-common
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-disable-screenshield
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-horizontal-workspaces
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-native-window-placement
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-no-hot-corner
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-panel-favorites
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-places-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-screenshot-window-sizer
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-systemmonitor
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-top-icons
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-updates-dialog
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-window-grouper
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-window-list
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-windowsnavigator
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-terminal
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-terminal-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-terminal-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-terminal-nautilus
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-terminal-nautilus-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-devel-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-immodule-xim
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-immodule-xim-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-immodules
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk2-immodules-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm24
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm24-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm24-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm24-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm24-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm30
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm30-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm30-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm30-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gtkmm30-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-afc
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-afc-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-afp
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-afp-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-archive
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-archive-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-client
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-client-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-fuse
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-fuse-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-goa
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-goa-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-gphoto2
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-gphoto2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-mtp
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-mtp-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-smb
  • redhat-upgrade-gvfs-smb-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libdazzle
  • redhat-upgrade-libdazzle-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libdazzle-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libdazzle-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libepubgen
  • redhat-upgrade-libepubgen-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libepubgen-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libepubgen-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libsass
  • redhat-upgrade-libsass-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libsass-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libsass-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libsigc-20
  • redhat-upgrade-libsigc-20-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libsigc-20-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libsigc-20-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libsigc-20-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-libvisual
  • redhat-upgrade-libvisual-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libvisual-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libvisual-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus-extensions
  • redhat-upgrade-nautilus-extensions-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openexr-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-openexr-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-openexr-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-openexr-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-openexr-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pangomm
  • redhat-upgrade-pangomm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-pangomm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-pangomm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-pangomm-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-soundtouch
  • redhat-upgrade-soundtouch-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-soundtouch-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-soundtouch-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-vala
  • redhat-upgrade-vala-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vala-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-vala-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-valadoc-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-woff2
  • redhat-upgrade-woff2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-woff2-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-woff2-devel

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