{"id":"MGASA-2018-0056","summary":"Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability","details":"Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nA flaw was discovered in the gdm where gdm greeter was no longer setting\nthe ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enable for a\nvictim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock\ntheir screen (CVE-2017-12164).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T01:45:57.285841128Z","published":"2018-01-03T18:52:52Z","upstream":["CVE-2017-12164"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0056.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21717"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/CUDXKEMLQPVFJP52PBLEOLKUMYUY25UJ/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gdm","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/gdm?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.24.3-1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0056.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}