VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-3297
In Ubuntu's accountsservice an unprivileged local attacker can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in accountsservice by sending a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Ubuntu's accountsservice an unprivileged local attacker can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in accountsservice by sending a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- canonical/accountsservice · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/2024182Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3297Third Party Advisory
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-139_accountsservice/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-1Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/2024182Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3297Third Party Advisory
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-139_accountsservice/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-1Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.