SB2023062921 - Ubuntu update for accountsservice
Published: June 29, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023062921
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3297)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when throw_error is called after . A local user can trigger a use-after-free by sending a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process and crash the daemon or execute arbitrary code as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.