UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7358

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7358

    Published: 4 Apr 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7358
    Aliases:
    USN-3255-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7358, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3255-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7358

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lightdm

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    1.16.4-0ubuntu1

    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