Arch Linux: 201903-3 High: gdm Access Restriction Bypass Issues

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201903-3
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Severity: High
Date    : 2019-03-03
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-3820 CVE-2019-3825
Package : gdm
Type    : access restriction bypass
Remote  : No
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-879

Summary
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The package gdm before version 3.30.3-1 is vulnerable to access
restriction bypass.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 3.30.3-1.

# pacman -Syu "gdm>=3.30.3-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 3.30.3.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2019-3820 (access restriction bypass)

A partial screen lock bypass via keybindings has been found in gdm <3.30.2, allowing a local attacker to unlock a session under certain
circumstances.

- CVE-2019-3825 (access restriction bypass)

An issue has been found in gdm <= 3.30.2, allowing a local attacker
with valid credentials to unlock the session for a different user than
their own.

Impact
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A local attacker can unlock session if they have other valid
credentials, or under certain circumstances.

References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3825

https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-3820
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-3825