Description
gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.
Published: 2020-11-10
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: 22.1% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2434-1 gdm3 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4614-1 GDM vulnerability
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Gnome Gnome Display Manager
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:59:24.216Z

Reserved: 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-16125

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-10T05:15:11.893

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:48.720

Link: CVE-2020-16125

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-16125 - Bugzilla

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