{"id":"USN-6190-2","summary":"accountsservice vulnerability","details":"USN-6190-1 fixed a vulnerability in AccountsService. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain\n D-Bus messages. A local attacker could use this issue to cause\n AccountsService to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly\n execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-06-29T13:50:53.109264065Z","published":"2023-09-25T10:52:46Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3297"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-3297","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3297"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6190-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3297"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3"}]}],"versions":["0.6.34-0ubuntu6","0.6.34-0ubuntu7","0.6.35-0ubuntu1","0.6.35-0ubuntu2","0.6.35-0ubuntu3","0.6.35-0ubuntu4","0.6.35-0ubuntu5","0.6.35-0ubuntu6","0.6.35-0ubuntu7","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.1","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.2","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3","binary_name":"accountsservice"},{"binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0","binary_version":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3"},{"binary_name":"libaccountsservice0","binary_version":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3"},{"binary_name":"libpam-pin","binary_version":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-3297","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6190-2.json"}},{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.6.40-2ubuntu5","0.6.40-2ubuntu6","0.6.40-2ubuntu7","0.6.40-2ubuntu8","0.6.40-2ubuntu9","0.6.40-2ubuntu10","0.6.40-2ubuntu11","0.6.40-2ubuntu11.1","0.6.40-2ubuntu11.2","0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3","0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"accountsservice","binary_version":"0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm1"},{"binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0","binary_version":"0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm1"},{"binary_version":"0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm1","binary_name":"libaccountsservice0"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-3297"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6190-2.json"}},{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.6.42-0ubuntu3","0.6.42-0ubuntu4","0.6.45-1ubuntu1","0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"accountsservice","binary_version":"0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm1"},{"binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0","binary_version":"0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libaccountsservice0","binary_version":"0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-3297","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6190-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}