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.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1494-1 | gdm3 security update |
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DSA-4270-1 | gdm3 security update |
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EUVD-2018-6341 | 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. |
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USN-3737-1 | GDM vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.661Z
Reserved: 2018-07-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-14424

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-08-14T18:29:00.493
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:49:01.680
Link: CVE-2018-14424


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