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CVE-2018-14424
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to …
Impact
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Gnome Display Manager | through 3.29.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270