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CVE-2017-8900

Description

LightDM through 1.22.0, when systemd is used in Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.x, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions and visit the home directories of arbitrary users by establishing a guest session.

Risk Information

Base Score
4.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.049

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Display Manager (USN-3285-1) lightdm_1.19.5-0ubuntu1.2_i386.debLinux
Display Manager (USN-3285-1) lightdm_1.19.5-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.debLinux
Display Manager (USN-3285-1) lightdm_1.22.0-0ubuntu2.1_i386.debLinux
Display Manager (USN-3285-1) lightdm_1.22.0-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234