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*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

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affects ubuntu

Hello,
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 with all the packages updated.
When the screen is locked with password, if I hold ENTER after some
seconds the screen freezes and the lock screen crashes. After that I
have the computer fully unlocked.

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Marco Agnese

This bug is about the lockscreen being bypassed when unity
crashes/restarts, which is a critcal security issue. The crash will be
handled from bug 1308750

** Affects: unity
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
         Status: Fix Released

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Ubuntu 14.04: security problem in the lock screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308572
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