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CVE-2023-5616

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
15/04/2025
Last modified:
26/08/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x
4.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.3 (including) 1.3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.41 (including) 1.41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.44 (including) 1.44.0-1ubuntu6.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.45 (including) 1.45.0-1ubuntu3.1 (excluding)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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