CVE-2013-4459

Published: 25 October 2013

LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.

Notes

Author	Note
mdeslaur	only 1.8+

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
lightdm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Not vulnerable
	quantal	Not vulnerable
	raring	Not vulnerable
	saucy	Released (1.8.4-0ubuntu1)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2012-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4459
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1243339

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