Use After Free Affecting gdm3 package, versions <3.29.91-1ubuntu1
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- published21 Mar 2026
- disclosed14 Aug 2018
Introduced: 14 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-14424 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:25.10 gdm3 to version 3.29.91-1ubuntu1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdm3 package and not the gdm3 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:25.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-14424
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14424
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/