An AccountsService security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 21.04, and 21.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5149-1
November 16, 2021
accountsservice vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
AccountsService could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator
if it received a specially crafted command.
Software Description:
- accountsservice: query and manipulate user account information
Details:
Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled memory
when performing certain language setting operations. A local attacker could
use this issue to escalate privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10:
accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1
libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1
Ubuntu 21.04:
accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3
libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5
libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5149-1
CVE-2021-3939
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5
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