SUSE-SU-2018:2771-1

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CVE-2018-14424
Published: 20 Sept 2018, 09:47
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:39

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Sept 2018, 09:47
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:39
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Security update for gdm This update for gdm provides the following fixes: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-14424: The daemon in GDM did not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allowed 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 (bsc#1103737) These non-security issues were fixed: - Enable pam_keyinit module (bsc#1081947) - Fix a build race in SLE (bsc#1103093)

Affected Systems

  • suse•gdm&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15

    < 3.26.2.1-13.9.1

References (5)