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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6687-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6687-1
Posted Mar 11, 2024
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 6687-1 - It was discovered that AccountsService called a helper incorrectly when performing password change operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain encrypted passwords.

tags | advisory, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2012-6655
SHA-256 | 5935f51374bbedbe8e20bc4619732fb163c84254783cd4b5e539b7512d9bce32

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6687-1

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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

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