CVE-2015-7496

Published: Nov 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (2)

Products: Fedoraproject: Fedora · Gnome: Gnome Display Manager

1 product

1 product

Gnome Display Manager

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Gnome Display Manager	Up to 3.18.0

Related CWEs

References (12)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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