CVE-2021-20315
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-20315 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-02-18 18:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-12-03 01:42:00 UTC |
| Description | A locking protection bypass flaw was found in some versions of gnome-shell as shipped within CentOS Stream 8, when the "Application menu" or "Window list" GNOME extensions are enabled. This flaw allows a physical attacker who has access to a locked system to kill existing applications and start new ones as the locked user, even if the session is still locked. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-667
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Centos | Stream | 8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gnome-shell | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006285 – (CVE-2021-20315) CVE-2021-20315 gnome-shell: locking protection bypass allow unauthorized user to kill existing applications or start new ones | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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