CVE-2020-27837

gdm: lock screen bypass when autologin is set

Published Dec 28, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20336 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 28, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 11, 2020, 12:00 AM