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Low ALSA-2022:1814 1 CVE

Low: gnome-shell security and bug fix update

Published May 10, 2022 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts.

Security Fix(es):

* gnome-shell: Password from logged-out user may be shown on login screen (CVE-2020-17489)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 gnome-shell 3.32.2-44.el8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-17489