{"id":"MGASA-2021-0003","summary":"Updated gdm packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool\nwhen the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to\ncause accountsservice to crash or stop responding could trick GDM into\nlaunching the initial setup tool and create a privileged user (CVE-2020-16125).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:44:35.189195351Z","published":"2021-01-04T14:42:30Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-16125"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0003.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27566"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4614-1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/ZX3UTGQD6BVLNXN2RQDQJAGIEKRWA7A4/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gdm","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/gdm?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.32.0-1.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0003.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}