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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8308

CVE-2015-8308

Description

LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.

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Affected products

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Lxde/Lxdminferred2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:lxdm_project:lxdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.5.1
LXDM/LXDMllm-create
Range: <0.5.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/20/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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