SUSE-SU-2018:3625-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3625-1

    Published: 5 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14036

    Summary: Security update for accountsservice

    Details: This update for accountsservice fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-14036: Prevent directory traversal caused by an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() (bsc#1099699) Thsese non-security issues were fixed: - Don't abort loading users when an /etc/shadow entry is missing. (bsc#1090003) - When user session type is wayland, act_user_is_logged_in can return TRUE if the user is logged in. (bsc#1095918)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183625-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090003, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095918, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099699, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14036

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: accountsservice

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/accountsservice&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.45-6.7.6

    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