CVE-2016-2312

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2312
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-23 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionTurning 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-254

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Kde Kscreenlocker All All All All
Application Kde Plasma-workspace All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: kscreenlocker-5.5.4-3.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
358125 – the lock-up can be pass through without typing password MISC bugs.kde.org Vendor Advisory
Bug 964548 – VUL-1: KDE lockscreen bypass by switching display off and on MISC bugzilla.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160209-1.txt CONFIRM www.kde.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: kscreenlocker-5.5.4-3.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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