CVE-2018-14424

High

Description

The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows 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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Display Manager
PublishedAug 14, 2018
First seenAug 14, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome gnome_display_managerv ≤ 3.29.1—

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CVE-2018-14424 · Gnome Display Manager · Dark Radar