[USN-5430-1] GNOME Settings vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5430-1
May 18, 2022

gnome-control-center vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

GNOME Settings could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:
- gnome-control-center: utilities to configure the GNOME desktop

Details:

It was discovered that GNOME Settings incorrectly handled the remote
desktop sharing configuration. When turning off desktop sharing, it may be
turned on again after rebooting, contrary to expectations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  gnome-control-center            1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5430-1
  CVE-2022-1736

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2
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