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X.org screensaver bypass found

Posted Jan 20, 2012 8:49 UTC (Fri) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018)
In reply to: X.org screensaver bypass found by nteon
Parent article: X.org screensaver bypass found

Does not seem to affect my Kubuntu 11.10 machine... or am I missing something?
Ctrl Alt (keypad)* correct? Does nothing on my locked machine.

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Posted Jan 20, 2012 9:19 UTC (Fri) by Pawlerson (guest, #74136) [Link]

According to Phoronix you're safe with the current Kubuntu/Ubuntu. :)

X.org screensaver bypass sponsored by Canonical

Posted Jan 26, 2012 22:06 UTC (Thu) by gvy (guest, #11981) [Link]

Yes, Daniel Stone of Ubuntu took care of screwing up for the others. Thank you, Dan.

X.org screensaver bypass sponsored by Canonical

Posted Jan 26, 2012 22:26 UTC (Thu) by daniels (subscriber, #16193) [Link]

Thanks for the random drive-by abuse, but I haven't been a part of or contributed anything to Ubuntu since I left Canonical over six years ago.