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xkeyboard-config: screensaver lock bypass

Package(s):xkeyboard-config CVE #(s):CVE-2012-0064
Created:January 20, 2012 Updated:January 30, 2012
Description: From the Red Hat bugzilla:

It was found that XKB actions for debugging X.org clients were enabled by default. This could cause a screen locking application such as gnome-screensaver to be killed when those key combinations were triggered.

Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2012-0712 2012-01-19
Fedora FEDORA-2012-0709 2012-01-24
Gentoo 201201-16 2012-01-27
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