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An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.
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Compare it with CVE-2018-14036 and CVE-2020-16126 for nearby disclosures in the same product family.