CVE-2020-17489
Medium
Description
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnome-shell
PublishedAug 11, 2020
First seenAug 11, 2020
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnome gnome-shell | v ≤ 3.36.4 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 20.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0 | — |
| opensuse leap | 15.2 | — |
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