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CVE-2020-16127

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.

  • Published: Nov 11, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-16127
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
freedesktop / accountsservice - 0.6.55