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CVE-2023-5616

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CVE-2023-5616

Published: Apr 15, 2025

Modified: Apr 15, 2025

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

Canonical Ltd.

Ubuntu's gnome-control-center

affected
1:45 - < 1:45.0-1ubuntu3.1
affected
1:44 - < 1:44.0-1ubuntu6.1
affected
1:41 - < 1:41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8
affected
1:3 - < 1:3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1

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