CVE-2009-4641: allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation

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CVE-2009-4641: allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation

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Reported by: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>

Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:06:02 UTC

Severity: serious

Tags: security

Fixed in version 2.28.0-2

Done: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, team@security.debian.org, secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org, gpastore@debian.org (Guilherme de S. Pastore):
Bug#569667; Package gnome-screensaver. (Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:06:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to team@security.debian.org, secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org, gpastore@debian.org (Guilherme de S. Pastore). (Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:06:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: CVE-2009-4641: allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:04:04 +0100
Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 2.28.2-1
Severity: serious
Tags: security

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Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for gnome-screensaver.

CVE-2009-4641[0]:
| gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation
| settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the
| session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an
| unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4641
    http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4641


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Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, gpastore@debian.org (Guilherme de S. Pastore):
Bug#569667; Package gnome-screensaver. (Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:12:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to gpastore@debian.org (Guilherme de S. Pastore). (Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:12:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 569667@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>
To: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>, 569667@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#569667: CVE-2009-4641: allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:09:18 +0100
forcemerge 560049 569667
thanks

On 13/02/10 11:04, Giuseppe Iuculano wrote:
> CVE-2009-4641[0]:
> | gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation
> | settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the
> | session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an
> | unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.
> 
> If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
> CVE id in your changelog entry.

This is already fixed in unstable, though it doesn't have the CVE in the
changelog entry (we fixed it before the CVE was published).

Emilio




Reply sent to Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:54:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:54:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #15 received at 569667-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org>
To: 569667-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: fixed
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:50:25 +0100
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Version: 2.28.0-2

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Bug No longer marked as found in versions gnome-screensaver/2.28.2-1. Request was from Giuseppe Iuculano <iuculano@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:42:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:39:21 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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