CVE-2020-16125-Reproduction

CVE-2020-16125-Reproduction This repository is aimed at reproducing the attack . Description : Its original name is “Ubuntu gdm3 privilege escalation” , and it is found by a Github security researcher named Kevin Backhouse . Its CVSS score is 4.6/10 medium and the affected environment is Ubuntu...

MGASA-2021-0003 Updated gdm packages fix a security vulnerability

Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause accountsservice to crash or stop responding could trick GDM into launching the initial setup tool and create a privileged user...

USN-4614-1: GDM vulnerability

Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause accountsservice to crash or stop responding could trick GDM into launching the initial setup tool and create a privileged user...