SB2014042905 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in gnome-shell
Published: April 29, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014042905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7221)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.