CVE-2018-14424
gdm3 - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-14424
To remediate CVE-2018-14424, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.28.2-4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.14.1-7+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.22.3-3+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-14424 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.28.2-4
- from 0, < 3.14.1-7+deb8u1
- from 0, < 3.22.3-3+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |