vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3255-1 (CVE-2017-7358): LightDM vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 4, 2017 | Jul 1, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 4, 2017
Added
Jul 1, 2017
Modified
Apr 25, 2025
Description
It was discovered that LightDM incorrectly handled home directory creation for
guest users. A local attacker could use this issue to gain ownership of
arbitrary directory paths and possibly gain administrative privileges.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-lightdm
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