debian · CVE-2017-8900

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Priority: unimportant Published: Updated: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:01:55 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2017-8900 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lightdm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

LightDM through 1.22.0, when systemd is used in Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.x, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions and visit the home directories of arbitrary users by establishing a guest session.

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