Vulnerability · Published Feb 8, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-14391
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in gnome-settings-daemon. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | LibRaw-devel | 0.19.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-command-not-found | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-cron | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-glib | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-glib-devel | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-gtk3-module | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dleyna-renderer | 0.6.0-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-devel | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-plugins | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-plugins-opencv | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0.1.8-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gtk-doc | 1.28-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gvfs | 1.36.2-10.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup-devel | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mutter-devel | 3.32.2-48.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nautilus | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nautilus-devel | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-devel | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-doc | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-libs | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-utils | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire0.2-devel | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire0.2-libs | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | potrace | 1.15-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pygobject3-devel | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-gobject | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-gobject-base | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tracker | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tracker-devel | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte-profile | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte291 | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte291-devel | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0.3-9.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 1.6.0-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | LibRaw | 0:0.19.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | PackageKit | 0:1.1.12-6.el8.0.2 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | PackageKit | 0:1.1.12-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | dleyna-renderer | 0:0.6.0-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | frei0r-plugins | 0:1.6.1-7.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0:0.1.8-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gnome-session | 0:3.28.1-10.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gsettings-desktop-schemas | 0:3.32.0-5.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gtk3 | 0:3.22.30-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libsoup | 0:2.62.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pipewire | 0:0.3.6-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pipewire0.2 | 0:0.2.7-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | potrace | 0:1.15-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pygobject3 | 0:3.28.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | tracker | 0:2.1.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | vte291 | 0:0.52.4-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0:0.3-9.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 0:1.6.0-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | gnome-settings-daemon | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2 |
Weakness: CWE-522
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093 x_refsource_MISC