CVE-2023-5616 (GCVE-0-2023-5616)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-04-15 18:29
Modified
2025-04-15 20:51
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
In Ubuntu, gnome-control-center did not properly reflect SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for openssh-server. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2039577Exploit, Issue Tracking
security@ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's gnome-control-center Version: 1:45
Version: 1:44
Version: 1:41
Version: 1:3
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