Use-after-free in accountsservice (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2023-3297

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Use-after-free in accountsservice (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2023-3297

Published: June 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3297
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
accountsservice (Ubuntu package)
Software vendor:
Canonical Ltd.

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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