Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2023-5616

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Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2023-5616

Published: December 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84370
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5616
CWE-ID: CWE-357
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu package)
Software vendor:
Canonical Ltd.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass expected security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in GNOME Settings that did not accurately reflect the SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for OpenSSH. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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