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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6395-1 Low Severity: GNOME Shell Local Threat

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Calendar Grey September 21, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-6396-1 highlights a vulnerability in the GNOME Desktop environment that may lead to unauthorized data exposure, necessitating immediate updates.
GNOME Shell could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

GNOME Shell could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- gnome-shell: graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

Details:

Mickael Karatekin discovered that GNOME Shell incorrectly allowed the

screenshot tool to view open windows when a session was locked. A local

attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

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security advisory local threat low severity ubuntu gnome shell

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   gnome-shell                     44.3-0ubuntu1.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6395-1

CVE-2023-43090

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security advisory local threat low severity ubuntu gnome shell

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/44.3-0ubuntu1.1

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