CVE-2015-7496

Publication date 24 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

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

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gdm3 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Not in release
15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
gdm 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

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