| Name | CVE-2015-8308 |
| Description | LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 805659 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lxdm (PTS) | buster | 0.5.3-2.1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bullseye | 0.5.3-4 | fixed |
| sid | 0.5.3-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lxdm | source | (unstable) | 0.5.3-1 | | | 805659 |
Notes
http://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxdm.git;a=commitdiff;h=e8f387089e241360bdc6955d3e479450722dcea3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268900
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0411.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/20/2