Description
Ubuntu-specific modifications to accountsservice (in patch file debian/patches/0010-set-language.patch) caused the fallback_locale variable, pointing to static storage, to be freed, in the user_change_language_authorized_cb function. This is reachable via the SetLanguage dbus function. This is fixed in versions 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5, 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3, 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1.
Published: 2021-11-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27152 Ubuntu-specific modifications to accountsservice (in patch file debian/patches/0010-set-language.patch) caused the fallback_locale variable, pointing to static storage, to be freed, in the user_change_language_authorized_cb function. This is reachable via the SetLanguage dbus function. This is fixed in versions 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5, 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3, 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5149-1 AccountsService vulnerability
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Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00092}

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Canonical Accountsservice Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:02:58.362Z

Reserved: 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-3939

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-17T04:15:06.977

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:22:49.100

Link: CVE-2021-3939

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