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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-2312

Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when turning a screen on again.

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CVE-2016-2312
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1 Nov 2026, 05:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-2312

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Dec 2016, 22:59 UTC

Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when turning a screen on again.

osv:CVE-2016-2312
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2312",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "severity": "medium",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:32.490237541Z",
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      "references": [
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433036,
  "published_at": "2016-12-23T22:59:00.127+00:00"
}