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This is still a security issue; password protected machine will unlock
itself when the screensaver daemon crashes. ive found that this is also
however an issue upstream on debian 8.

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Title:
  Xscreensaver daemon crash returned to unlocked desktop

Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.10, xscreensaver 5.14-1ubuntu1.

  I use xscreensaver as my main screensaver and I've replaced the gnome-
  screensaver using the command suggested in the xscreensaver man page
  (sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/xscreensaver-command /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver-
  command). Recently it's been crashing more than usual, either partial
  (one screen hangs, the other works ok), or fully (can't lock screen or
  activate screensaver without restarting daemon). This does seem to
  happen more frequently when I've left my VirtualBox VM running, but
  I'm not sure it's related. At least twice now the crash has caused the
  OS to return to my desktop - unlocked - which seems like a pretty
  serious security concern, especially as it won't automatically relock
  either until I've manually restarted the xscreensaver daemon.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: xscreensaver 5.14-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Mar 27 11:52:54 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xscreensaver
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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