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Debian LTS: DLA-1959-1 Critical Update for Xtrlock Screen Locking

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 14, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Touchscreen interfaces remain accessible even when using xtrlock screen protection; it is advisable to update your system to reduce vulnerabilities against possible security breaches.
It was discovered that multitouch devices were not being disabled by the "xtrlock" screen locking utility

Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this issue has been fixed in xtrlock version
2.6+deb8u1. However, this fix does not the situation where an
attacker plugs in a multitouch device *after* the screen has been
locked. For more information on this, please see:


We recommend that you upgrade your xtrlock packages pending a
deeper fix.


Regards,

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Package: xtrlock
Version: 2.6+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2016-10894
Debian Bug: #830726

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