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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-3297): AccountsService vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-3297): AccountsService vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/28/2023
Created
06/29/2023
Added
06/29/2023
Modified
09/26/2023

Description

In Ubuntu's accountsservice an unprivileged local attacker can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in accountsservice by sending a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-accountsservice
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libaccountsservice0

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