CVE-2023-5616 describes a vulnerability in Ubuntu's gnome-control-center where it fails to accurately display the SSH remote login status when openssh-server uses systemd socket activation. This misrepresentation could lead users to believe SSH access is disabled when it is, in fact, active, exposing the system to unintended remote access. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.9), the vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) but has high attack complexity (AC:H), with potential for low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.3, < 1.3.36.5-0ubuntu4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.41, < 1.41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.44, < 1.44.0-1ubuntu6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.45, < 1.45.0-1ubuntu3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:control_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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