Description
The Unity Settings Daemon before 14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2 and 15.04.x before 15.04.1+15.04.20150408-0ubuntu1.2 does not properly detect if the screen is locked, which allows physically proximate attackers to mount removable media while the screen is locked as demonstrated by inserting a USB thumb drive.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2741-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/unity/%2Bbug/1438870Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2741-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/unity/%2Bbug/1438870Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified