Bug 4209

Summary: Xserver locking bypass from keyboard without any password.
Product: Mageia Reporter: Jari S <lihamakaroonilaatikko>
Component: SecurityAssignee: Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: critical    
Priority: Normal CC: davidwhodgins, doktor5000
Version: CauldronKeywords: Triaged
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/X-org-server-allows-anyone-to-unlock-computer-1417864.html
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: x11-server CVE:
Status comment:

Description Jari S 2012-01-20 18:45:20 CET 
Description of problem:
Xserver locking bypass.
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/X-org-server-allows-anyone-to-unlock-computer-1417864.html

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
x11-server-xorg-1.11.3.901-1.mga2

How reproducible:
Always. Tested with both KDE and GNOME.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Startx
2. If laptop then put NumLock on
3. Press CTRL+ATL+* (Lenovo laptop key P which is numpad *).
Comment 1 Dave Hodgins 2012-01-20 23:12:20 CET 
Bug confirmed on cauldron with a desktop i586 system.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins
Hardware: x86_64 => All

Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2012-01-23 00:44:03 CET 
Hi, thanks for reporting this bug.
Assigned to the package maintainer.

(Please set the status to 'assigned' if you are working on it)

Keywords: (none) => Triaged
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
Source RPM: x11-server-xorg-1.11.3.901-1.mga2 => x11-server

Florian Hubold 2012-01-24 11:35:51 CET

CC: (none) => doktor5000

Comment 3 Manuel Hiebel 2012-02-01 11:48:32 CET 
As we have a new version, I guess it can be closed

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED