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#1 2012-01-23 19:09:44
- Ishpeck
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AllowClosedownGrabs security hole?
Simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key, the Alt key and the * key on the numeric keyboard disables a user's screensaver and unlocks the computer...
From: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/i … 17864.html
Looks like I'm vulnerable. Tried it on my laptop.
[ishpeck@slcatedjamu ~]$ X -version
X.Org X Server 1.11.3
Release Date: 2011-12-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.1.5-1-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux slcatedjamu 3.1.8-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 7 08:59:43 CET 2012 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda2 ro
Build Date: 17 December 2011 09:17:41AM
Current version of pixman: 0.24.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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#2 2012-01-23 19:59:22
- loafer
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Re: AllowClosedownGrabs security hole?
Is your system fully up-to-date?
All men have stood for freedom...
For freedom is the man that will turn the world upside down.
Gerrard Winstanley.
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#3 2012-01-23 21:57:29
- Ishpeck
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Re: AllowClosedownGrabs security hole?
I thought I was but it turns out that my xorg wasn't coming down because I needed to properly upgrade pacman. It's all dandy now. Thanks.
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#4 2012-01-23 22:10:22
- bernarcher
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Re: AllowClosedownGrabs security hole?
Please mark this thread [SOLVED], Ishpeck.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309 shows you how in case you don't know.
To know or not to know ...
... the questions remain forever.
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