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CVE-2015-7496

Published: Nov 24, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The GNOME Project
oss-projectaka glib, gdkpixbuf, libgsf
GNOME Display ManagerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnome
oss-project·USaka glib, gnome project
gnome display managerOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10
openwall.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128
access.redhat.com
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