Description
A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | gnome-settings-daemon | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | LibRaw +1 | 0.19.5-2.el8 | RHSA-2020:4451 |
| RHEL 8 | gnome-settings-daemon | 3.32.0-11.el8 | RHSA-2020:4451 |
| RHEL 8 | webkit2gtk3 +3 | 2.28.4-1.el8 | RHSA-2020:4451 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8.2 EUS | gnome-settings-daemon | 3.32.0-9.el8_2.1 | RHSA-2021:0266 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | LibRaw-devel | 0.19.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | PackageKit +6 | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | dleyna-renderer | 0.6.0-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | frei0r-devel +2 | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0.1.8-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | gtk-doc | 1.28-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | gvfs | 1.36.2-10.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | libsoup +1 | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | mutter-devel | 3.32.2-48.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | nautilus +1 | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | pipewire +4 | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | pipewire0.2-libs +1 | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | potrace | 1.15-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | python3-gobject +2 | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | tracker +1 | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | vte291 +2 | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0.3-9.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 1.6.0-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | LibRaw | 0.19.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | PackageKit | 1.1.12-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | dleyna-renderer | 0.6.0-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | frei0r-plugins | 1.6.1-7.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0.1.8-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | gnome-session | 3.28.1-10.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | gsettings-desktop-schemas | 3.32.0-5.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | gtk3 | 3.22.30-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | libsoup | 2.62.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | pipewire | 0.3.6-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | pipewire0.2 | 0.2.7-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | potrace | 1.15-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | pygobject3 | 3.28.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | tracker | 2.1.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | vte291 | 0.52.4-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0.3-9.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 1.6.0-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | LibRaw +1 | 0.19.5-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | PackageKit +6 | 1.1.12-6.0.1.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | dleyna-renderer | 0.6.0-3.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | frei0r-devel +2 | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gdm | 1:3.28.3-34.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-classic-session +22 | 3.32.1-11.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-control-center +1 | 3.28.2-22.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-photos +1 | 3.28.1-3.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0.1.8-3.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-session +2 | 3.28.1-10.0.1.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-settings-daemon | 3.32.0-11.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-shell | 3.32.2-20.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gnome-terminal +4 | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gsettings-desktop-schemas +1 | 3.32.0-5.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gtk-doc | 1.28-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gtk3 +3 | 3.22.30-6.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | gvfs +10 | 1.36.2-10.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libsoup +1 | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | mutter +1 | 3.32.2-48.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | nautilus +2 | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | pipewire +4 | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | pipewire0.2-libs +1 | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | potrace | 1.15-3.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | tracker +1 | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | vte291 +2 | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | webkit2gtk3 +3 | 2.28.4-1.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0.3-9.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | xdg-desktop-portal | 1.6.0-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 1.6.0-1.el8 | ELSA-2020-4451 |
Advisories 5
- ALSA-2020:4451 Moderate: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2020:4451 Red Hat Security Advisory: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RLSA-2020:4451 Moderate: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2021:0266 Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-settings-daemon security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- ELSA-2020-4451 Moderate: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 10, 2020