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Debian: CVE-2018-20681: mate-screensaver -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 9, 2019
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.

Solution

debian-upgrade-mate-screensaver
Title
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