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Medium USN-6554-1 1 CVE

gnome-control-center vulnerability

Published Dec 13, 2023 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that GNOME Settings did not accurately reflect
the SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd
socket activation for OpenSSH. Remote SSH access may be unknowingly
enabled, contrary to expectation.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS gnome-control-center 1:3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS gnome-control-center 1:41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616