CVE-2018-14345

Description

An issue was discovered in SDDM through 0.17.0. If configured with ReuseSession=true, the password is not checked for users with an already existing session. Any user with access to the system D-Bus can therefore unlock any graphical session. This is related to daemon/Display.cpp and helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Third-Party Advisory suse.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101450 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/147cec383892d143b5e02daa70f1e7def50f5d98 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14345?
CVE-2018-14345 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14345?
To fix CVE-2018-14345, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14345 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14345 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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