medium4.1
CVE-2017-12164
A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin.
Impact
A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Gnome Display Manager | Version 3.24.1 |