PT-2012-1113
CVE-2012-0064
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Published
2012-01-27
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Updated
2014-02-11
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.6
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
xkeyboard-config versions prior to 2.5
X.Org versions prior to 7.6
Description
The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via certain keyboard combinations that break the input grab, due to the enabling of certain XKB debugging functions by default. Exploitation of this issue can lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and can be performed locally.
Recommendations
For xkeyboard-config versions prior to 2.5, consider disabling the XKB debugging functions to prevent exploitation.
For X.Org versions prior to 7.6, update to a version that has the XKB debugging functions disabled by default or apply a configuration change to disable these functions.
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