{"id":"MGASA-2023-0276","summary":"Updated xrdp packages fix security vulnerability","details":"In versions prior to 0.9.23 improper handling of session establishment\nerrors allows bypassing OS-level session restrictions. The\n`auth_start_session` function can return non-zero (1) value on, e.g.,\nPAM error which may result in session restrictions such as max\nconcurrent sessions per user by PAM (ex ./etc/security/limits.conf) to\nbe bypassed. (CVE-2023-40184)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:44:16.823844598Z","published":"2023-09-30T19:15:40Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-40184"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0276.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32276"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40184"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SOT237TIHTHPX5YNIWLVNINOEYC7WMG2/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xrdp","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/xrdp?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.23-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0276.json"}},{"package":{"name":"xrdp","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/xrdp?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.9.23-1.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0276.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}