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Ubuntu 7.10 USN-537-1 Critical: Gnome-Screensaver Local Access Bypass

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2007
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 9.04 encounters a KDE lock screen vulnerability potentially allowing unauthorized access; immediate fix advised.
Jens Askengren discovered that gnome-screensaver became confused when running under Compiz, and could lose keyboard lock focus

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security advisory Ubuntu local threat critical severity gnome-screensaver access bypass

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-537-1 October 23, 2007

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security advisory Ubuntu local threat critical severity gnome-screensaver access bypass

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