UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8025

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8025
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8025.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8025
Upstream
Related
  • USN-2789-1
Published
2015-10-29T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:28.174085Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xscreensaver

Package

Name
xscreensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xscreensaver@5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.15-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-extra",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-extra-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-extra",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-extra-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-webcollage",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-webcollage-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xscreensaver

Package

Name
xscreensaver
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xscreensaver@5.34-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.34-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

5.*

5.30-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-extra",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-data-extra-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-extra",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-gl-extra-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-webcollage",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xscreensaver-screensaver-webcollage-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.34-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}