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CVE-2010-0422

Published: 24 February 2010

gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
gnome-screensaver
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Not vulnerable

intrepid Not vulnerable

jaunty Not vulnerable

karmic
Released (2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685
upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
upstream: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554