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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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 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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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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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6395-1

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Package Information

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

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