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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6190-1: Moderate AccountsService Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey June 28, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A flaw in the AccountsService on Ubuntu can lead to system crashes or the execution of arbitrary code by sending specially crafted messages.
AccountsService could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted messages.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service update software issue ubuntu accountsservice

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: accountsservice 22.08.8-1ubuntu7.1 libaccountsservice0 22.08.8-1ubuntu7.1 Ubuntu 22.10: accountsservice 22.08.8-1ubuntu1.1 libaccountsservice0 22.08.8-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: accountsservice 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 libaccountsservice0 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6 libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-1

CVE-2023-3297

June 28, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update software issue ubuntu accountsservice

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.08.8-1ubuntu7.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.08.8-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6

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