CVE-2021-3939

Free of static data in accountsservice

Published Nov 17, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
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
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00092}

epss

{'score': 0.00163}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:02 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 17, 2021, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM