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xscreensaver - lock bypass

Affected packages
xscreensaver < 5.34
xscreensaver-gnome < 5.34
xscreensaver-gnome-hacks < 5.34

Details

VuXML ID 4b9393b8-7c0c-11e5-a010-080027ddead3
Discovery 2015-10-24
Entry 2015-10-27
Modified 2015-11-04

RedHat bugzilla reports:

In dual screen configurations, unplugging one screen will cause xscreensaver to crash, leaving the screen unlocked.

References

CVE Name CVE-2015-8025
URL https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274452
URL https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html