MGASA-2023-0311

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    MGASA-2023-0311

    Published: 9 Nov 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-43090

    Summary: Updated gnome-shell packages fix a security vulnerability

    Details: The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool. (CVE-2023-43090)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0311.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32320, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6395-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-shell

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=mageia-9

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -44.2-1.1.mga9

    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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