MGASA-2021-0003

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    MGASA-2021-0003

    Published: 4 Jan 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-16125

    Summary: Updated gdm packages fix a security vulnerability

    Details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause accountsservice to crash or stop responding could trick GDM into launching the initial setup tool and create a privileged user (CVE-2020-16125).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0003.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27566, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4614-1, https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ZX3UTGQD6BVLNXN2RQDQJAGIEKRWA7A4/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gdm?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.32.0-1.1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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