An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2020-11-11 04:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08
NVD link : CVE-2020-16127
Mitre link : CVE-2020-16127
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16127
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Products Affected
freedesktop
- accountsservice