CVE-2020-16126

NameCVE-2020-16126
DescriptionAn Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to AccountService, thus stopping it from handling D-Bus messages in a timely fashion.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
accountsservice (PTS)bullseye0.6.55-3fixed
bookworm22.08.8-6fixed
trixie, sid23.13.9-7fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
accountsservicesource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- accountsservice <not-affected> (Ubuntu-specific issue in 0010-set-language.patch)

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