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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3285-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3285-1
Posted May 12, 2017
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3285-1 - Tyler Hicks discovered that LightDM did not confine the user session for guest users. An attacker with physical access could use this issue to access files and other resources that they should not be able to access. In the default installation, this includes files in the home directories of other users on the system. This update fixes the issue by disabling the guest session. It may be re-enabled in a future update.

tags | advisory
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2017-8900
SHA-256 | f991e1ab97234feff3a21152aafabb565288a04f866b021f7c7a3bba5ba30f90

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3285-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3285-1
May 12, 2017

lightdm vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10

Summary:

LightDM could allow unintended access to files.

Software Description:
- lightdm: Display Manager

Details:

Tyler Hicks discovered that LightDM did not confine the user session for guest
users. An attacker with physical access could use this issue to access files
and other resources that they should not be able to access. In the default
installation, this includes files in the home directories of other users on the
system. This update fixes the issue by disabling the guest session. It may be
re-enabled in a future update. Please see the bug referenced below for
instructions on how to manually re-enable the guest session.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.04:
lightdm 1.22.0-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
lightdm 1.19.5-0ubuntu1.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3285-1
CVE-2017-8900, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1663157

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/1.22.0-0ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/1.19.5-0ubuntu1.2

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