Ubuntu's Gnome desktop could be tricked into giving root access

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntus-gnome-desktop-could-be-tricked-into-giving-root-access/

A vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) could allow a standard user to create accounts with increased privileges, giving a local attacker a path to run code with administrator permissions (root).

Although certain conditions are necessary, the bug is easy to exploit. The process involves running a few simple commands in the terminal and modifying general system settings that do not require increased rights.

Ubuntu's Gnome desktop could be tricked into giving root access

A vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) could allow a standard user to create accounts with increased privileges, giving a local attacker a path to run code with administrator permissions (root).

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