| Name | CVE-2015-8316 |
| Description | Array index error in LightDM (aka Light Display Manager) 1.14.3, 1.16.x before 1.16.6 when the XDMCP server is enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an XDMCP request packet with no address. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| lightdm (PTS) | buster | 1.26.0-4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.26.0-7 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.26.0-8 | fixed |
| trixie | 1.32.0-4 | fixed |
| sid | 1.32.0-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| lightdm | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| lightdm | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| lightdm | source | (unstable) | 1.16.6-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - lightdm <not-affected> (Affects 1.14.x, 1.16.x and development 1.17.x)
[wheezy] - lightdm <not-affected> (Affects 1.14.x, 1.16.x and development 1.17.x)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/21/2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/15168
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/1.14/revision/2166 (1.14.x)
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/1.16/revision/2207 (1.16.x)