CVE-2020-14391 Information disclosure in gnome-settings-daemon
A local attacker can discover Red Hat Customer Portal credentials due to improper handling in GNOME Control Center, compromising confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14391?
CVE-2020-14391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in gnome-settings-daemon, published on 8 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14391?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
gnome-settings-daemon Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.0-9.el8_2.1 |
gnome-settings-daemon-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.0-9.el8_2.1 |
gnome-settings-daemon-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.0-9.el8_2.1 |
Products include Gnome Control Center.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14391?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2020-14391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95g9-pcvg-9462, RHSA-2021:0266.