Improper Authorization Affecting gnome-control-center package, versions <0:3.28.2-5.el8
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0.11% (45th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GNOMECONTROLCENTER-2003059
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 5 Feb 2019
Introduced: 5 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-3820 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 gnome-control-center to version 0:3.28.2-5.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-control-center package and not the gnome-control-center package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3820
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3820
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3553
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/
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