UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7358
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7358
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7358.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7358
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-04-04T21:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-22T11:30:59Z
- Severity
-
- 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - high
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / lightdm
Package
- Name
- lightdm
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/lightdm@1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1
Affected versions
1.*
1.16.4-0ubuntu1
1.17.0-0ubuntu1
1.17.1-0ubuntu1
1.17.1-0ubuntu2
1.17.2-0ubuntu1
1.17.3-0ubuntu1
1.17.4-0ubuntu1
1.17.5-0ubuntu2
1.17.6-0ubuntu1
1.18.0-0ubuntu1
1.18.0-0ubuntu2
1.18.1-0ubuntu1
1.18.2-0ubuntu1
1.18.2-0ubuntu2
1.18.3-0ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-lightdm-1",
"binary_version": "1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblightdm-gobject-1-0",
"binary_version": "1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblightdm-qt-3-0",
"binary_version": "1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblightdm-qt5-3-0",
"binary_version": "1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "lightdm",
"binary_version": "1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1"
}
]
}