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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.2537
USN-5439-1: AccountsService vulnerability
25 May 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: AccountsService
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-1804
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): None available when published
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USN-5439-1: AccountsService vulnerability
24 May 2022
AccountsService could be made to crash or stop responding.
Releases
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Packages
o accountsservice - query and manipulate user account information
Details
Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped
privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause
AccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-1804)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
o accountsservice - 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
o libaccountsservice0 - 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2022-1804
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