Accountsservice incorrectly drops privileges
Published Mar 25, 2025
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
Description
accountsservice no longer drops permissions when writting .pam_environment
Affected products
-
- Version 0.6.55-3ubuntu1StatusaffectedConstraints<22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
Configuration 2
- 22.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 25, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 2.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 2.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 12.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (2)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1974250 issue-trackingIssue Tracking
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1 release-notesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/accountsservice/+bug/1974250 | issue-trackingIssue Tracking | |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5439-1 | release-notesVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.