*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

Test Case
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Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable Automatic Login for your account
2. Reboot
3. Lock screen
4. Click on the log in as another user button below the password prompt.

Actual results:
The screen unlocks without a password being entered.

Expected results:
A selection of other accounts is shown.

Other Info
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Cherry-picking this commit:
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=16f646

Introduced in
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=ff98b28

Therefore, this should only affect Ubuntu 17.04. Ubuntu GNOME was the
only Ubuntu flavor to ship GDM by default in 17.04.

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12164

** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: artul

** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-12164

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  17.04: GDM lock screen can be circumvented when autologin is set

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