SB2015113004 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in xscreensaver (Alpine package)
Published: November 30, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015113004
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8025)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.