Ubuntu alert USN-5430-1 (gnome-control-center)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-5430-1] GNOME Settings vulnerability
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Wed, 18 May 2022 12:45:15 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5430-1
May 18, 2022

gnome-control-center vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

GNOME Settings could allow unintended access to network services.

Software Description:
- gnome-control-center: utilities to configure the GNOME desktop

Details:

It was discovered that GNOME Settings incorrectly handled the remote
desktop sharing configuration. When turning off desktop sharing, it may be
turned on again after rebooting, contrary to expectations.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  gnome-control-center            1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5430-1
  CVE-2022-1736

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center...