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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27837

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27837 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
6.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14gdm30, 0, 0
Debian:11gdm30, 0, 0
Debian:12gdm30, 0, 0
Debian:13gdm30, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 28, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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