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Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-5616

CVE-2023-5616

Description

In Ubuntu, gnome-control-center did not properly reflect SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for openssh-server. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.

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Affected products

7
  • GNOME Foundation/Control Center
    cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=1.3,<1.3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1
  • Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Ubuntu/gnome-control-centerllm-fuzzy
  • Canonical Ltd./Ubuntu's gnome-control-centerv5
    Range: 1:45

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