Ubuntu update for accountsservice

Published: 2023-09-25

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-3297
CWE-ID	CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libaccountsservice0 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component accountsservice (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU77792

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3297

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package accountsservice to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 18.04

libaccountsservice0 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

accountsservice (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?