DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16125

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16125
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16125.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16125
Upstream
Published
2020-11-10T05:15:11Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:37Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / gdm3

Package

Name
gdm3
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gdm3?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.38.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / gdm3

Package

Name
gdm3
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gdm3?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.38.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / gdm3

Package

Name
gdm3
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gdm3?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.38.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / gdm3

Package

Name
gdm3
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gdm3?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.38.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}