Description
Ubuntu-specific modifications to accountsservice (in patch file debian/patches/0010-set-language.patch) caused the fallback_locale variable, pointing to static storage, to be freed, in the user_change_language_authorized_cb function. This is reachable via the SetLanguage dbus function. This is fixed in versions 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5, 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3, 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2021-27152 | Ubuntu-specific modifications to accountsservice (in patch file debian/patches/0010-set-language.patch) caused the fallback_locale variable, pointing to static storage, to be freed, in the user_change_language_authorized_cb function. This is reachable via the SetLanguage dbus function. This is fixed in versions 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5, 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3, 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5149-1 | AccountsService vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:02:58.362Z
Reserved: 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-3939
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-11-17T04:15:06.977
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:22:49.100
Link: CVE-2021-3939
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN