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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6687-1
March 11, 2024

accountsservice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

AccountsService could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- accountsservice: query and manipulate user account information

Details:

It was discovered that AccountsService called a helper incorrectly when
performaing password change operations. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain encrypted passwords.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   accountsservice                 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5
   libaccountsservice0             22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   accountsservice                 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7
   libaccountsservice0             0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6687-1
   CVE-2012-6655

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7

Ubuntu 6687-1: AccountsService vulnerability

March 11, 2024
AccountsService could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: AccountsService could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - accountsservice: query and manipulate user account information Details: It was discovered that AccountsService called a helper incorrectly when performaing password change operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain encrypted passwords.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: accountsservice 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5 libaccountsservice0 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7 libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6687-1

CVE-2012-6655

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6687-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7

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