Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Sep 22, 2023· Updated Aug 2, 2024
Gnome-shell: screenshot tool allows viewing open windows when session is locked
CVE-2023-43090
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool.
Affected products
5- Range: 2.27.0, 2.27.1, 2.27.2, …
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/gnome-shell&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6
< 45.3-150600.5.6.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 45.3-150600.5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.0-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.3-150600.5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 45.3-150600.5.6.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43090mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6990mitre
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2944mitre
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