SUSE-SU-2018:2527-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2527-1

    Published: 27 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14424

    Summary: Security update for gdm

    Details: This update for gdm fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2018-14424: The daemon in GDM did not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allowed 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 (bsc#1103737).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182527-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103737, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14424

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/gdm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.10.0.1-54.6.3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High