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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4464-1 Moderate: gnome-shell Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey August 18, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The latest Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4464-1 highlights a vulnerability in gnome-shell which could potentially leak confidential data.
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- gnome-shell: graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

Details:

It was discovered that GNOME Shell incorrectly handled the login screen

password dialog. Sensitive information could possibly be exposed during

user logout.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu information exposure sensitive information gnome-shell login screen

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  gnome-shell                     3.36.4-1ubuntu1~20.04.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4464-1

CVE-2020-17489

August 18, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu information exposure sensitive information gnome-shell login screen

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/3.36.4-1ubuntu1~20.04.2

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