SUSE-SU-2019:2778-1

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    SUSE-SU-2019:2778-1

    Published: 24 Oct 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14036

    Summary: Security update for accountsservice

    Details: This update for accountsservice fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-14036: Prevent directory traversal caused by an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() (bsc#1099699). Non-security issue fixed: - Improved wtmp io performance (bsc#1139487).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20192778-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099699, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1139487, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14036

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: accountsservice

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/accountsservice&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.42-16.8.3

    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