Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20178288000
Revision Date:2017-04-26Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-8288 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what applications you have opened or what music you were playing), or even execute arbitrary commands. It all depends on what extensions a user has enabled. The problem is caused by lack of exception handling in js/ui/extensionSystem.js.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-8288
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'gnome-shell' package in bionic is not affected (note: '3.24.2-0ubuntu6').
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