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Message #159301
[Bug 1280300] Re: Desktop contents displayed on resume, before lock screen is shown
Still seeing this bug (Ubuntu-Gnome 15.10, with Gnome 3) too.
I too think this is a security issue. They don't even need to steal my laptop -- just flip it open and power it on briefly, and be ready with a smartphone to take a picture at the screen contents.
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Title:
Desktop contents displayed on resume, before lock screen is shown
Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I am running 14.04. When I resume from sleep, the contents of my
desktop (including any open windows, emails, etc) are displayed
onscreen briefly before the unlock screen is shown. This potentially
allows an attacker to view the contents of a locked screen.
To reproduce:
1) Suspend a machine, e.g. by closing the lid
2) Resume the machine
Expected results:
Upon resume, the first thing shown onscreen is the screensaver unlock screen.
Actual results:
Upon resume, the first thing shown onscreen is the set of open windows that were displayed before the machine was put to sleep. After a second or two, the unlock screen is drawn and you have to enter a password to unlock the machine.
This is reproducible on my system.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-screensaver 3.6.1-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Feb 14 09:05:50 2014
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
# This is a distribution channel descriptor
# For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
canonical-oem-somerville-precise-amd64-20130203-1
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GsettingsGnomeSession:
org.gnome.desktop.session session-name 'ubuntu'
org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 300
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-02 (73 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20130203-13:50
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-12 (1 days ago)
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