CVE 2020-17489
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)
Related bugs and status
CVE-2020-17489 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1873725: Folder under applications menu doesn't show text below last line of icons.
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873725 | Folder under applications menu doesn't show text below last line of icons. | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1873725 | Folder under applications menu doesn't show text below last line of icons. | GNOME Shell | Unknown | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1886592: Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | Wishlist | Fix Released | ||
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Eoan) | Wishlist | Won't Fix | ||
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Groovy) | Wishlist | Fix Released | ||
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Bionic) | Wishlist | Fix Released | ||
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Focal) | Wishlist | Fix Released | ||
| 1886592 | Add support for VMware Horizon SSO to gnome-shell | GNOME Shell | Unknown | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1896334: SRU 3.36.6
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896334 | SRU 3.36.6 | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1896334 | SRU 3.36.6 | yaru-theme (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1896334 | SRU 3.36.6 | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Focal) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1896334 | SRU 3.36.6 | yaru-theme (Ubuntu Focal) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1903764: [SRU] Update gnome-shell to 3.36.7 in Focal
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903764 | [SRU] Update gnome-shell to 3.36.7 in Focal | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 1903764 | [SRU] Update gnome-shell to 3.36.7 in Focal | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Focal) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1908187: Taking a screenshot during a game may lead to crash
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908187 | Taking a screenshot during a game may lead to crash | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | Low | Fix Released | ||
| 1908187 | Taking a screenshot during a game may lead to crash | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Bionic) | Low | Won't Fix | ||
| 1908187 | Taking a screenshot during a game may lead to crash | GNOME Shell | Unknown | Fix Released | ||
| 1908187 | Taking a screenshot during a game may lead to crash | gnome-shell (Ubuntu Focal) | Low | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
