CVE-2020-27837

Summary

A flaw was found in GDM in versions prior to 3.38.2.1. A race condition in the handling of session shutdown makes it possible to bypass the lock screen for a user that has autologin enabled, accessing their session without authentication. This is similar to CVE-2017-12164, but requires more difficult conditions to exploit.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/agdmprior to 3.38.2.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-362: CWE-362

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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