CVE-2013-4459
N/A
Published: November 23, 2013 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLightdm
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000471.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000472.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/1243339Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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