UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3820

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3820

    Published: 6 Feb 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-3820

    Summary:

    Details: It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3820, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3966-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3820, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7052-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-shell

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3+esm1

    Affected versions

    3.16.4-0ubuntu1

    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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