SB2015112407 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Fedoraproject Fedora 

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SB2015112407 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Fedoraproject Fedora

Published: November 24, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015112407
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7496)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References