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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0064: X.Org X Server/X Keyboard Configuration Database: Screen lock bypass

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-0064: X.Org X Server/X Keyboard Configuration Database: Screen lock bypass

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/10/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-misc-xkeyboard-config

References

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