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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843160
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3285-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'lightdm' package(s) announced via the USN-3285-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'lightdm' package(s) announced via the USN-3285-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Tyler Hicks discovered that LightDM did not confine the user session for guest
users. An attacker with physical access could use this issue to access files
and other resources that they should not be able to access. In the default
installation, this includes files in the home directories of other users on the
system. This update fixes the issue by disabling the guest session. It may be
re-enabled in a future update. Please see the bug referenced below for
instructions on how to manually re-enable the guest session.

Affected Software/OS:
'lightdm' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8900
BugTraq ID: 98554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98554
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