Ubuntu 5149-1: AccountsService vulnerability
Summary
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