CVE-2023-3297
accountsservice: use-after-free via a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 28, 2023
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in accountsservice. An unprivileged local attacker can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in accountsservice by sending a D-Bus message to the accounts-daemon process. Though exploitation is likely to be difficult, this issue could enable a local unprivileged attacker to gain root privileges.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free