gnome-screensaver — security advisory
gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.
- Products
- gnome-screensaver
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.28.3-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-0422
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0422
gnome-screensaver
Fixed versions: 2.28.3-1
gnome-screensaver
Fixed versions: 2.28.3-1
Complete source record
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