An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountsservice | Freedesktop | * | 0.6.55 (excluding) |
| Accountsservice | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Accountsservice | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Accountsservice | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Accountsservice | Ubuntu | trusty | * |