USN-5149-1

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    USN-5149-1

    Published: 16 Nov 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: accountsservice vulnerability

    Details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled memory when performing certain language setting operations. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5149-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3939

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: accountsservice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~20.04.5?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5

    Affected versions

    0.6.55-0ubuntu10
    0.6.55-0ubuntu11
    0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.1
    0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.2
    0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4

    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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