Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-3820
CVE-2019-3820
Description
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.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.15.91,<3.30.3
- (no CPE)range: >=3.15.91
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- The Gnome Project/gnome-shellv5Range: since 3.15.91
- osv-coords17 versionspkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/opensuse/gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1
< 3.20.4-77.23.1+ 16 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 40.5-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-4.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.20.4-77.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-4.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-4.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-4.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-lp151.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.2+20180130.0d9c74212-lp151.7.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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