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Ubuntu: USN-3285-1 (CVE-2017-8900): LightDM vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-3285-1 (CVE-2017-8900): LightDM vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/12/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-lightdm

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