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HistorySep 18, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-43090

2023-09-1800:00:00
ubuntu.com
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gnome shell
lock screen
vulnerability
unauthenticated
local user
desktop session
keyboard shortcuts
screenshot tool

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell’s lock screen allows
an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session
by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the
screenshot tool.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
mdeslaur While the upstream bug says gnome-shell 42 is affected, I could not reproduce the issue on jammy
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu23.04noarchgnome-shell< 44.3-0ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchgnome-shell< 45.0-1ubuntu1UNKNOWN

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%