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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5439-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5439-1 - Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5439-1May 24, 2022accountsservice vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTSSummary:AccountsService could be made to crash or stop responding.Software Description:- accountsservice: query and manipulate user account informationDetails:Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly droppedprivileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to causeAccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial ofservice. (CVE-2022-1804)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: accountsservice 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 libaccountsservice0 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make allthe necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1 CVE-2022-1804Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3