CVE-2017-8900

NameCVE-2017-8900
DescriptionLightDM 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.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lightdm (PTS)buster1.26.0-4fixed
bullseye1.26.0-7fixed
bookworm1.26.0-8fixed
trixie1.32.0-4fixed
sid1.32.0-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lightdmsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- lightdm <not-affected> (No guest account support in Debian, cf. #661230)

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