MGASA-2018-0056

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Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0056.html

Import Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0056.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0056

Related

CVE-2017-12164

Published

2018-01-03T18:52:52Z

Modified

2018-01-03T18:26:33Z

Summary

Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability

Details

Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability:

A flaw was discovered in the gdm where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enable for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen (CVE-2017-12164).

References

Credits

- Mageia - COORDINATOR
- - https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / gdm

Package

Name: gdm
Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gdm?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.24.3-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "section": "core"
}