CVE-2020-16125
MEDIUM6.8EPSS 22.1%gdm3 - security update
Published: 11/10/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16125
Description
gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/gdm3from 0, < 3.38.2-1
- Debian/gdm3from 0, < 3.22.3-3+deb9u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |