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[Bug 1410195] Re: Able to bypass screen lock.

 

** Description changed:

- Because of light locker being added to Xubuntu, it's now possible to
- bypass the screen lock.
+ HOW TO REPRODUCE:
+ 1. Create an user account with password.
+ 2. Login in the new account using the XFCE desktop environment.
+ 3. Lock the screen.
+ 4. Hit the Ctrl+Alt+F7 key combination.
  
- light-locker creates a lockscreen on VT8 - however, we can switch back
- to the original VT using keyboard commands, meaning that we have full
- access to the user's desktop.
+ EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:
+ - The user session to be unavailable due to no password being entered.
  
- 
- Steps:
- 
- Install Xubuntu
- Create user with password
- Login as that user
- Lock screen (xflock4 or ctrl+alt+delete)
- Hit Ctrl+alt+f7
- Use the system without using a password to unlock.
+ REAL BEHAVIOUR:
+ - The session is accessible without entering its password, due to the VT8 being bypassed to the original VT using the Ctrl+Alt+F7 key combination.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: light-locker 1.4.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Tue Jan 13 10:34:10 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-06 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/zsh
+  LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: light-locker
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Summary changed:

- Able to bypass screen lock.
+ Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the lock-screen under XFCE

** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Summary changed:

- Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the lock-screen under XFCE
+ Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the light-locker lock-screen under XFCE

** Summary changed:

- Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the light-locker lock-screen under XFCE
+ Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses light-locker lock-screen under XFCE

** Summary changed:

- Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses light-locker lock-screen under XFCE
+ Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the light-locker lock-screen under XFCE

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Title:
  Ctrl+Alt+F7 bypasses the light-locker lock-screen under XFCE

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Confirmed
Status in light-locker package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in openldap package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Create an user account with password.
  2. Login in the new account using the XFCE desktop environment.
  3. Lock the screen.
  4. Hit the Ctrl+Alt+F7 key combination.

  EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:
  - The user session to be unavailable due to no password being entered.

  REAL BEHAVIOUR:
  - The session is accessible without entering its password, due to the VT8 being bypassed to the original VT using the Ctrl+Alt+F7 key combination.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: light-locker 1.4.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Tue Jan 13 10:34:10 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-06 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: light-locker
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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