{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-16126",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16126",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-16126 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by accountsservice 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3, released November 2, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "accountsservice: An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier version...",
  "description": "An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to AccountService, thus stopping it from handling D-Bus messages in a timely fashion.",
  "published": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.00541,
  "epssPercentile": 0.45725,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "accountsservice",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "fix": "accountsservice 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-accountsservice-0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "accountsservice",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "fix": "accountsservice 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-accountsservice-0.6.55-0ubuntu12-20.04.4",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "fix": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0-0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "fix": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0-0.6.55-0ubuntu12-20.04.4",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libaccountsservice0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "fix": "libaccountsservice0 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libaccountsservice0-0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libaccountsservice0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "fix": "libaccountsservice0 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libaccountsservice0-0.6.55-0ubuntu12-20.04.4",
      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T13:06:02Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}