Description
An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-8093 | An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4616-1 | AccountsService vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T17:58:49.219Z
Reserved: 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-16127
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-11-11T04:15:12.177
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:48.983
Link: CVE-2020-16127
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN