1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3894-1

USN-3894-1: GNOME Keyring vulnerability

Publication date

26 February 2019

Overview

GNOME Keyring could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that GNOME Keyring incorrectly cleared out credentials
supplied to the PAM module. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to discover login credentials.

It was discovered that GNOME Keyring incorrectly cleared out credentials
supplied to the PAM module. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to discover login credentials.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial gnome-keyring –  3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
libpam-gnome-keyring –  3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
14.04 trusty gnome-keyring –  3.10.1-1ubuntu4.4
libpam-gnome-keyring –  3.10.1-1ubuntu4.4

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