Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2023 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2023-3297
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in AccountService from Canonical Ltd.. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | accountsservice | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 | USN-6190-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | accountsservice | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3297 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | AccountService | see references |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-1 vendor-advisory
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-139_accountsservice/ third-party-advisory, technical-description
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/2024182 issue-tracking
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3297 issue-tracking