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CVE-2020-16127

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.172

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) accountsservice_0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-4616-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234