CVE-2019-3820
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2019 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLeapGnome Shell
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Affected range stops below 3.30.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.31.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00023.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00049.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3820x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues/851Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3966-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-287
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