alsa-2022:1814
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2022-05-10 06:28
Modified
2022-05-10 08:02
Summary
Low: gnome-shell security and bug fix update
Details

GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts.

Security Fix(es):

  • gnome-shell: Password from logged-out user may be shown on login screen (CVE-2020-17489)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "gnome-shell"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.32.2-44.el8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts. \n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* gnome-shell: Password from logged-out user may be shown on login screen (CVE-2020-17489)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "id": "ALSA-2022:1814",
  "modified": "2022-05-10T08:02:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-10T06:28:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1814.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-17489"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2020-17489"
  ],
  "summary": "Low: gnome-shell security and bug fix update"
}


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