Bug 1276355

Summary: xscreensaver: Unplugging HDMI cable can cause lock bypass
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact:
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Version: unspecifiedCC: cheese, jrusnack, lkundrak, mtasaka
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Fixed In Version: xscreensaver 5.34 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-10-30 09:27:53 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 1274452, 1276357, 1276359, 1276594    
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Description Adam Mariš 2015-10-29 14:14:08 UTC
In HDMI multi-screen setup, xscreensaver aborts when the external screen is plugged out, causing the unlocking of desktop on XFCE when asking for password.

Patch:

http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/xscreensaver.git/diff/xscreensaver-5.33-0002-Modify-sigchld_hander-in_signal_hander_p-mechanism.patch?id=b57f59f3482fedf70ce7a3541094e2512290139f

CVE request (including steps to reproduce):

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/24/2

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2015-10-29 14:15:04 UTC
Created xscreensaver tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1276357]
Affects: epel-6 [bug 1276359]

Comment 2 Mamoru TASAKA 2015-10-29 22:45:14 UTC
The original bug is bug 1274452 .

Comment 3 Mamoru TASAKA 2015-10-29 22:46:54 UTC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/29/12
CVE-2015-8025 is now assigned.

Comment 4 Mamoru TASAKA 2015-10-30 09:27:53 UTC
Merging...

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1276592 ***