Packages
- accountsservice - query and manipulate user account information
Details
Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain
D-Bus messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause
AccountsService to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain
D-Bus messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause
AccountsService to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.04 lunar | accountsservice – 22.08.8-1ubuntu7.1 | ||
| libaccountsservice0 – 22.08.8-1ubuntu7.1 | |||
| 22.10 kinetic | accountsservice – 22.08.8-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| libaccountsservice0 – 22.08.8-1ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | accountsservice – 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 | ||
| libaccountsservice0 – 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 20.04 focal | accountsservice – 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6 | ||
| libaccountsservice0 – 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6 | |||
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