Bug 1276592 (CVE-2015-8025)

Summary: CVE-2015-8025 xscreensaver: crash when unpluging second monitor cable while asking for password
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Martin Prpič <mprpic>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Martin Prpič 2015-10-30 09:04:56 UTC
It was found that in in HDMI multi-screen setups, xscreensaver crashes (segfault) when the external screen is unplugged.

Original report: bug 1274452

CVE assignment:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/193

Comment 1 Martin Prpič 2015-10-30 09:05:40 UTC
Fedora tracking bug: bug 1274452

Comment 2 Martin Prpič 2015-10-30 09:06:17 UTC
Created xscreensaver tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-6 [bug 1276594]

Comment 3 Mamoru TASAKA 2015-10-30 09:27:53 UTC
*** Bug 1276355 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***