CVE-2019-3820

Medium

Description

It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome-shell
PublishedFeb 6, 2019
First seenFeb 6, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-285CWE-285

How to fix

Update
  • gnome gnome-shell3.30.3, 3.31.5 or later
Vendor advisories

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome gnome-shell3.15.91 ≤ v < 3.30.3, 3.31.0 ≤ v < 3.31.53.30.3, 3.31.5
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1, 42.3—
canonical ubuntu_linux18.04, 18.10—

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CVE-2019-3820 · Gnome-shell · Dark Radar