UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7496
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7496
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7496.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7496
- Upstream
- Withdrawn
- 2025-07-18T16:43:17Z
- Published
- 2015-11-24T20:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T08:11:42.789303Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gdm3
Package
- Name
- gdm3
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdm3@3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
Affected versions
3.*
3.18.0-2ubuntu1
3.18.0-2ubuntu2
3.18.0-2ubuntu3
3.18.0-2ubuntu4
3.18.2-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-1ubuntu2
3.18.3-0ubuntu1
3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "gdm"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "gdm3"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "gdm3-dbgsym"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gdm-1.0"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libgdm-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libgdm1"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libgdm1-dbgsym"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}