Bug 918713 (CVE-2023-43090)

Summary:	<gnome-base/gnome-shell-45.0: lock screen bypass via screenshot tool
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	John Helmert III <ajak>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	IN_PROGRESS ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	ajak, gnome, leio
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6990
Whiteboard:	A4 [glsa? cleanup]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description John Helmert III archtester

2023-11-28 22:41:47 UTC

CVE-2023-43090:

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.

Patch is at: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2944

And is merged for 45.0. Backported in 44.5 as 23e24a4eb and 43.9 as 673e78457.

Please bump to 44.5.

Comment 1 Mart Raudsepp gentoo-dev

2024-03-09 18:38:03 UTC

45.2 is stable

Comment 2 John Helmert III archtester

2024-03-17 03:43:10 UTC

Thanks.