CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-5616

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Published: Apr 15, 2025 | Modified: Aug 26, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
4.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Control_center Gnome 1.3 (including) 1.3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1 (excluding)
Control_center Gnome 1.41 (including) 1.41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8 (excluding)
Control_center Gnome 1.44 (including) 1.44.0-1ubuntu6.1 (excluding)
Control_center Gnome 1.45 (including) 1.45.0-1ubuntu3.1 (excluding)
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu bionic *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu devel *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu esm-infra/focal *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu focal *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu jammy *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu lunar *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu mantic *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu noble *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu oracular *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu plucky *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu trusty *
Gnome-control-center Ubuntu xenial *

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