CVE-2020-14391

NameCVE-2020-14391
DescriptionA flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gnome-settings-daemon (PTS)buster3.30.2-3fixed
bullseye3.38.2-1fixed
bookworm43.0-4fixed
trixie46~beta-2fixed
sid46.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gnome-settings-daemonsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- gnome-settings-daemon <not-affected> (Red Hat-specific plugin)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093

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