USN-3737-1

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    USN-3737-1

    Published: 13 Aug 2018Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: gdm3 vulnerability

    Details: A use-after-free was discovered in GDM. A local user could exploit this to cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code as the administrator.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3737-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14424

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdm3

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.28.2-0ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    3.26.1-3ubuntu2
    3.26.1-3ubuntu3
    3.26.2.1-0ubuntu1
    3.26.2.1-2ubuntu1
    3.26.2.1-2ubuntu2

    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