Where
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0
Severity
4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unity before 7.2.1 does not properly handle entry activation, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the ENTER key, which triggers the process to crash.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and then pressing the ALT and F2 keys.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Race Condition
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Unity before 7.2.3 and 7.3.x before 7.3.1, as used in Ubuntu, does not properly take focus of the keyboard when switching to the lock screen, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by (1) leveraging a machine that had text selected when locking or (2) resuming from a suspension.

First published (updated )

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