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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6785-1
May 23, 2024

gnome-remote-desktop vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

GNOME Remote Desktop would allow unintended access to sensitive information
or remote desktop connections.

Software Description:
- gnome-remote-desktop: Remote desktop daemon for GNOME

Details:

Matthias Gerstner discovered that GNOME Remote Desktop incorrectly
performed certain user validation checks. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to obtain sensitive information, or take control of remote
desktop connections.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  gnome-remote-desktop            46.2-1~ubuntu24.04.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6785-1
  CVE-2024-5148

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote-desktop/46.2-1~ubuntu24.04.2

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