CVE-2017-8900 (GCVE-0-2017-8900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-12 06:54
Modified
2024-08-05 16:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://launchpad.net/bugs/1663157Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-8900.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3285-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98554Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/bugs/1663157Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-8900.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3285-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
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