Description
xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://gu1.aeroxteam.fr/2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up/ ↗
- http://who-t.blogspot.com/2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html ↗
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026549 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/78445 ↗
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html ↗
- http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/ ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039 ↗