CVE-2023-5616 Information

Description

In Ubuntu gnome-control-center did not properly reflect SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for openssh-server. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.

Reference

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2039577 https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1

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