Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20221814
Revision Date:2022-05-10Version:636
Title:RHSA-2022:1814: gnome-shell security and bug fix update (Low)
Description:GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts.

Security Fix(es):

  • gnome-shell: Password from logged-out user may be shown on login screen (CVE-2020-17489)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2020-17489
    RHSA-2022:1814
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • gnome-shell is earlier than 0:3.32.2-44.el8
  • AND gnome-shell is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
  • OR Red Hat CoreOS 4 is installed
  • BACK