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CVE-2013-1050

Publication date 12 February 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The default configuration in gnome-screensaver 3.5.4 through 3.6.0 sets the AutostartCondition line to fallback mode in the .desktop file, which prevents the program from starting automatically after login and allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gnome-screensaver 12.10 quantal
Fixed 3.6.0-0ubuntu2.1
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

only affects quantal+

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1716-1
    • gnome-screensaver vulnerability
    • 12 February 2013

Other references