CVE-2020-17489
gnome-shell - security update
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
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.)
How to fix CVE-2020-17489
To remediate CVE-2020-17489, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.36.5-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.22.3-3+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2020-17489 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.36.5-1
- from 0, < 3.22.3-3+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |