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CVE-2017-7358
Published: Apr 5, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924
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https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html
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http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478
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41923
exploit
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https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/
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97486
vdb-entry
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