Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting gnome-shell package, versions <0:3.32.2-44.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-GNOMESHELL-5610073
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed10 May 2022

Introduced: 10 May 2022

CVE-2020-17489  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 gnome-shell to version 0:3.32.2-44.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:1814.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-shell package and not the gnome-shell package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)

CVSS Scores

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