USN-907-1: gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-907-1 March 08, 2010
gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities
CVE-2010-0285, CVE-2010-0422
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 9.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.10:
gnome-screensaver 2.24.0-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
gnome-screensaver 2.24.0-0ubuntu6.1
Ubuntu 9.10:
gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly lock all screens
when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could use
this flaw to gain access to a locked session. (CVE-2010-0285)
It was discovered that gnome-screensaver did not correctly handle keyboard
grab when monitors get hotplugged. An attacker with physical access could
use this flaw to gain access to a locked session. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 9.10. (CVE-2010-0422)