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TI-2015-06234 Aliases CVE-2015-7496GHSA-qwh9-f2h4-mw38

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00406 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.18.0VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.18.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:2128 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    gdm and gnome-session security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gnome-session-3.22.3-4.el7, gnome-session-xsession-3.22.3-4.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gdm-devel-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gnome-session-custom-session-3.22.3-4.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gdm-devel-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gnome-session-3.22.3-4.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7.ppc, gnome-session-3.22.3-4.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gdm-devel-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gdm-devel-1:3.22.3-11.el7.ppc, gnome-session-custom-session-3.22.3-4.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gnome-session-3.22.3-4.el7, gnome-session-xsession-3.22.3-4.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gdm-devel-1:3.22.3-11.el7, gnome-session-custom-session-3.22.3-4.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2128
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwh9-f2h4-mw38

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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