CVE-2022-1804
published 2025-03-25CVE-2022-1804: accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.5th percentile
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | accountsservice | < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 |
| canonical | accountsservice | >= 0 < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | accountsservice | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux | >= 0.6.55-3ubuntu1 < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 | 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-v7v5-m765-h4w4: accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-25
CVE-2022-1804 [MEDIUM] CWE-269 GHSA-v7v5-m765-h4w4: accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
OSV
accountsservice vulnerability
osv·2022-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-1804 [MEDIUM] accountsservice vulnerability
accountsservice vulnerability
Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped
privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause
AccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-1804)
OSV
CVE-2022-1804: accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting
osv·2022-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-1804 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-1804: accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Ubuntu
AccountsService vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2022-05-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-1804 [MEDIUM] AccountsService vulnerability
Title: AccountsService vulnerability
Summary: AccountsService could be made to crash or stop responding.
Gunnar Hjalmarsson discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped
privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause
AccountsService to crash or stop responding, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-1804)
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2022-1804: accountsservice - accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-1804 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-1804: accountsservice - accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-25
Published