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Amazon Linux 2 : gnome-shell (ALAS-2020-1478)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 139855
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of tested product installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1478 advisory.- It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions. (CVE-2019-3820)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update gnome-shell' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 139855
File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1478.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/26/2020
Updated: 2/23/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3820
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnome-shell, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gnome-shell-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-3820
BID: 107305
ALAS: 2020-1478