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CVE-2012-6111

Published: 20 December 2019

gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
In hardy, gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync() was in the gnome-keyring
package, and works as expected.
In 2.30+ in Lucid+, gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync() is in
libgnome-keyring and sends a LockService DBus call to
gnome-keyring. This call isn't implemented in lucid+
Nothing in the archive in Oneiric+ actually uses
gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync(), so this is low.
In Lucid, gnome-power-manager calls this before suspend and
hibernation with the intention of locking the keyring.
Fixing this in Lucid would result in the user likely having to
retype their keyring password when coming out of suspend and
hibernation, which is an intrusive change this late in Lucid's
lifecycle.
Setting this issue as priority low for the reasons above.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
gnome-keyring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(3.28.0.2-1ubuntu1.18.04.1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(3.28.2-0ubuntu1)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.10.1-1ubuntu4.3])
upstream Needed

utopic Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(3.18.3-0ubuntu2)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N