• GNOME Shell vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:10:05
    gnome-shell vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

    Summary

    The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

    Software Description

    * gnome-shell - graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

    Details

    It was discovered that GNOME Shell incorrectly handled the login
    screen password dialog. Sensitive information could possibly be
    exposed during user logout.

    Update instructions

    The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
    following package versions:

    Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    gnome-shell - 3.36.4-1ubuntu1~20.04.2

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to
    make all the necessary changes.

    References

    * CVE-2020-17489

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