{"id":"MGASA-2017-0248","summary":"Updated gdm packages fix security vulnerability","details":"It was found that gdm could crash due to a signal handler dispatched to an\ninvalid conversation. An attacker could crash gdm by holding the escape key\nwhen the screen is locked, possibly bypassing the locked screen\n(CVE-2015-7496).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:18.937252614Z","published":"2017-08-07T22:16:24Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-7496"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0248.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21450"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gdm","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/gdm?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.14.2-5.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0248.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}