SB2023092528 - Ubuntu update for accountsservice
Published: September 25, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023092528
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 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3297)
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.