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gnome-screensaver — security advisory
gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows attackers with physical access to cause the screensaver to crash and access the session via the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence, which removes the grab from gnome.
- Products
- gnome-screensaver
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.14.1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-1335
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
gnome screensaver before 2.14, when running on an X server with AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs enabled, allows attackers with physical access to cause the screensaver to crash and access the session via the Ctl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply keyboard sequence, which removes the grab from gnome.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1335
gnome-screensaver
Fixed versions: 2.14.1-1
gnome-screensaver
Fixed versions: 2.14.1-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:25.066388414Z",
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"published_at": "2006-03-21T01:06:00+00:00"
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