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SUSE: 2018:2527-1 Moderate Security Vulnerability in gdm Detected

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
A recent update for gdm resolves a critical use-after-free issue in SUSE distributions. It is strongly advised to apply the suggested patch without delay.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gdm fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2018-14424: The daemon in GDM did not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allowed 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 (bsc#1103737). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1765=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1765=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service update local attack SUSE gdm

References

#1103737

Cross- CVE-2018-14424

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14424.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103737

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2527-1
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service update local attack SUSE gdm

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