USN-6190-2

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    USN-6190-2

    Published: 25 Sept 2023Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: accountsservice vulnerability

    Details: USN-6190-1 fixed a vulnerability in AccountsService. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain D-Bus messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3297

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: accountsservice

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3

    Affected versions

    0.6.34-0ubuntu6
    0.6.34-0ubuntu7
    0.6.35-0ubuntu1
    0.6.35-0ubuntu2
    0.6.35-0ubuntu3
    0.6.35-0ubuntu4
    0.6.35-0ubuntu5
    0.6.35-0ubuntu6
    0.6.35-0ubuntu7
    0.6.35-0ubuntu7.1
    0.6.35-0ubuntu7.2
    0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3
    0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2

    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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