Unscored CVE-2017-8900 EUVD-2017-17840GHSA-2r8v-9m34-p378

LightDM through 1.22.0, when systemd is used in Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.x, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended AppArmor re…

Published May 12, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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

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