399351 – Security: xorg-server 1.11 allows bypass of screensaver (CVE-2012-0064)

Bug 399351 - Security: xorg-server 1.11 allows bypass of screensaver (CVE-2012-0064)

Summary: Security: xorg-server 1.11 allows bypass of screensaver (CVE-2012-0064)

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 399347

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal major (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2012-01-19 07:59 UTC by Andrew Waters
Modified:	2012-01-19 08:54 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Andrew Waters 2012-01-19 07:59:41 UTC

xorg-server enables exiting of screen savers without providing a password.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Lock screen (e.g. xscreensaver)
2.Press ALT+CTRL+numeric keypad *
3.
Actual Results:  
xscreensaver is killed

Expected Results:  
xscreensaver is not killed

Comment 1 Andrew Waters 2012-01-19 08:01:11 UTC

See http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/197

Comment 2 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2012-01-19 08:54:20 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 399347 ***