CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8308
lxdm: CVE-2015-8308
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.39% · Oct 27, 2026
LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lxdm | sid | 0.5.3-7 | fixed |
| Debian | lxdm | forky | 0.5.3-7 | fixed |
| Debian | lxdm | trixie | 0.5.3-6 | fixed |
| Debian | lxdm | bookworm | 0.5.3-4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lxdm | source | sid | 0.5.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [805659] |
| Debian | lxdm | source | forky | 0.5.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [805659] |
| Debian | lxdm | source | trixie | 0.5.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [805659] |
| Debian | lxdm | source | bookworm | 0.5.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [805659] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lxdm]Fixed
Details (2)
0.5.3-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.3-1dsa · lxdm · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxdm · debian · 12
0.5.3-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.5.3-1dsa · lxdm · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxdm · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lxdm]Fixed
Details (2)
0.5.3-6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.3-1dsa · lxdm · debian · 13
0.5.3-6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.5.3-1dsa · lxdm · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8308]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8308]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8308]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-8308.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]