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CVE-2012-0064

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attack

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Summary

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

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References 9

gu1.aeroxteam.fr

who-t.blogspot.com

lists.x.org

securitytracker.com

osvdb.org

x.org

openwall.com

bugzilla.redhat.com