Improper Authorization Affecting gnome-control-center package, versions <0:3.28.2-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GNOMECONTROLCENTER-2003059
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Feb 2019

How 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Physical
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low