CVE-2017-8900

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-05-12

Last modified

2024-08-05

Affected products

• Lightdm (Lightdm Project)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98554
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1663157
• https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-8900.html
• https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3285-1/