Security restrictions bypass in GNOME Display Manager

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU17666

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3825

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to bypass security restrictions on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper security restrictions imposed by the affected software when timed login is enabled. A local attacker with physical access can select the timed login user and wait for the timer to expire that allows to bypass security restrictions and gain access to the logged-in user’s session on the targeted system.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.31.4.

Vulnerable software versions

GNOME Display Manager: 3.0.0 - 3.30.2

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3825

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.