ubuntu-cve-2023-5616
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-12-13 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:45
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "1:3.18.2-1ubuntu4",
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      },
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        "1:3.26.2-0ubuntu2",
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        "1:3.28.0-0ubuntu2",
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        "1:3.28.0-0ubuntu4",
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    },
    {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gnome-control-center-data",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gnome-control-center-faces",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
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      },
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5616",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:08Z",
  "published": "2023-12-13T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5616"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-6554-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-5616"
  ]
}



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