UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5616

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5616

    Published: 13 Dec 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-5616
    Aliases:
    USN-6554-1

    Summary:

    Details: In Ubuntu, gnome-control-center did not properly reflect SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for openssh-server. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5616

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-control-center

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-control-center@1:3.18.2-1ubuntu6.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1:3.16.3-0ubuntu1
    1:3.16.3-0ubuntu3

    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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