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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-6655): AccountsService vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-6655): AccountsService vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/27/2019
Created
03/13/2024
Added
03/12/2024
Modified
03/12/2024

Description

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-accountsservice
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libaccountsservice0

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