USN-4533-1: LTSP Display Manager vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 September 2020

Overview

LTSP Display Manager could be made to escalate user privileges.

Releases


Packages

  • ldm - LTSP display manager

Details

Veeti Veteläinen discovered that the LTSP Display Manager (ldm)
incorrectly handled user logins from unsupported shells. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges. (CVE-2019-20373)

Veeti Veteläinen discovered that the LTSP Display Manager (ldm)
incorrectly handled user logins from unsupported shells. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to gain root privileges. (CVE-2019-20373)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 LTS focal ldm –  2:2.18.06-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
ldm-server –  2:2.18.06-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

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