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        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2021-11-16T19:08:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-3939",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Free of static data in accountsservice"
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Ubuntu-specific modifications to accountsservice (in patch file debian/patches/0010-set-language.patch) caused the fallback_locale variable, pointing to static storage, to be freed, in the user_change_language_authorized_cb function. This is reachable via the SetLanguage dbus function. This is fixed in versions 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5, 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.3, 0.6.55-0ubuntu14.1."
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-590 Free of Memory not on the Heap"
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        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5149-1",
                "name": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5149-1"
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