Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20150856000
Revision Date:2015-11-24Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-0856 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
Description:daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-0856
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND The 'sddm' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
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