GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update

accountsservice 0.6.50-7 - version bump to prevent future update path introduced by RHBA-2019:45836 Resolves: 1721562 colord 1.3.4-2 - Downgrade a trivial warning to a debug statement - Resolves: 1421231 control-center 3.28.1-6 - Calculate better extents for the configured displays arrangement...

Authentication Bypass

gnome-shell is vulnerable to authentication bypass. The vulnerability exists as it was possible to bypass a partial lock screen...

gnome-shell: partial lock screen bypass

A vulnerability was found where the gnome-shell lock screen, since version 3.15.91, does not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts and potentially other actions. This vulnerability was fixed in...

Ubuntu 18.04.2 VMs can fail to boot on Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer)

When creating an Ubuntu 18.04.2 or18.04.3VM or updating an existing VM to Ubuntu 18.04.2 or 18.04.3, your VM can fail to boot. The console shows the boot sequence hung at the point "Starting Tool to automatically collect and submit kernel crash signatures..." If you switch the console to shell mo...

GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update

accountsservice 0.6.50-7 - Dont send change updates for login history changes Resolves: 1713080 appstream-data 8-20190805 - Regenerate the RHEL metadata to include the latest cockpit changes - Resolves: 1673011 8-20190719 - Regenerate the RHEL metadata - Resolves: 1673011 8-20180721 - Regenerate...

gnome-shell: partial lock screen bypass

A vulnerability was found where the gnome-shell lock screen, since version 3.15.91, does not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts and potentially other actions. This vulnerability was fixed in...

EvilGnomes Linux malware record activities & spy on users

By Uzair Amir The EvilGnomes Linux malware has been linked to infamous Russian threat actors from the Gamaredon Group. The IT security researchers at Intezar Labs have discovered a sophisticated new backdoor Linux malware in the wild that has been developed to target Linux devices. Dubbed...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for gnome-shell (openSUSE-SU-2019:1582-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

openSUSE Security Update : gnome-shell (openSUSE-2019-1582)

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : - CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1582-1 Security update for gnome-shell

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project...

Security update for gnome-shell (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for gnome-shell Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:1582-1 Rating: moderate References: 1124493 Cross-References: CVE-2019-3820 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 openSUSE Leap 15.0 An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: Th...

SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : gnome-shell (SUSE-SU-2019:1459-1)

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to...

SUSE-SU-2019:1459-1 Security update for gnome-shell

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493...

openSUSE Security Update : gnome-shell (openSUSE-2019-1529)

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : - CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. Fixed bugs : - Remove sessionList of endSessionDialog for security reasons jscSLE-6660. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for gnome-shell (openSUSE-SU-2019:1529-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Security update for gnome-shell (moderate)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for gnome-shell Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:1529-1 Rating: moderate References: 1124493 Cross-References: CVE-2019-3820 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : gnome-shell (SUSE-SU-2019:1390-1)

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. Fixed bugs: Remove sessionList of endSessionDialog for security reasons jscSLE-6660. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding...

SUSE-SU-2019:1390-1 Security update for gnome-shell

This update for gnome-shell fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-3820: Fixed a partial lock screen bypass bsc1124493. Fixed bugs: - Remove sessionList of endSessionDialog for security reasons jscSLE-6660...

PT-2022-9181 · Gnome +1 · Gnome Shell +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: gnome-shell versions affected versions not specified Description: A locking protection bypass flaw was found in gnome-shell, allowing a physical attacker with access to a locked system to kill existing applications and start new ones as the...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : GNOME Shell vulnerability (USN-3966-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3966-1 advisory. It was discovered that the GNOME Shell incorrectly handled certain keyboard inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to invoke keyboard shortcuts, and...