CVE-2015-7496

High

Description

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

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Display Manager
PublishedNov 24, 2015
First seenNov 24, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome gnome_display_managerv ≤ 3.18.0—
fedoraproject fedora23—

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CVE-2015-7496 · Gnome Display Manager · Dark Radar