usn-2303-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-07-31 12:47
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
unity vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that in certain circumstances Unity failed to successfully grab the keyboard when switching to the lock screen. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to run commands, and unlock the current session.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that in certain circumstances Unity failed to\nsuccessfully grab the keyboard when switching to the lock screen. A local\nattacker could possibly use this issue to run commands, and unlock the\ncurrent session.\n",
  "id": "USN-2303-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:31Z",
  "published": "2014-07-31T12:47:56Z",
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "unity vulnerability",
  "upstream": []
}



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