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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0601
USN-3894-1: GNOME Keyring vulnerability
27 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: gnome-keyring
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-20781
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3894-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running gnome-keyring check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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USN-3894-1: GNOME Keyring vulnerability
26 February 2019
gnome-keyring vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
GNOME Keyring could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
o gnome-keyring - GNOME keyring services
Details
It was discovered that GNOME Keyring incorrectly cleared out credentials
supplied to the PAM module. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
discover login credentials.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
gnome-keyring - 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
libpam-gnome-keyring - 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
gnome-keyring - 3.10.1-1ubuntu4.4
libpam-gnome-keyring - 3.10.1-1ubuntu4.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the
necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2018-20781
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