CVE-2026-16743

Public on 2026-07-24
Modified on 2026-07-24
Description
A flaw was found in accountsservice. The systemd-homed code path for SetIconFile opens a user-supplied filename as root without the validation and privilege drop performed by the classic handler. A local attacker with a systemd-homed-managed account can read arbitrary files accessible to the accounts-daemon process.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core accountsservice Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 accountsservice Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N