PT-2017-17681
CVE-2017-7358
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Published
2017-04-04
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Updated
2019-05-23
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.3
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
LightDM versions prior to 1.23.0, specifically versions through 1.22.0
Description
A directory traversal issue exists in the debian/guest-account.sh script of LightDM, allowing local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.
Recommendations
For versions through 1.22.0, update to version 1.23.0 or later to resolve the issue.
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