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CVE-2012-0064
Published: Feb 10, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[xorg-devel] 20120119 [PATCH SECURITY] XKB: Workaround for CVE-2012-0064: Stop calling UngrabAllDevices().
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
1026549
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
78445
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
[xorg-announce] 20120119 xkeyboard-config 2.5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20120118 Re: Screen locking programs on Xorg 1.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783039
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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