Quite clearly an idiots mishap of not checking config files that may have been
changed from updated packages.
Admin error.
I even installed these dists in a vbox to try, editing the xorg files manually
and non "fell victim" to this "attack".
RTFM maybe?
</flame>
Ian
On Thursday 19 January 2012 09:30:44 Freaky Clown wrote:
> I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known.
>
> So far confirmed with:
>
> Gentoo
> Fedora
> ArchLinux
>
> You can kill a locked screen by pressing ctrl+alt+*
>
> please try this to see if you are vulnerable to this attack and let
> the list know your OS if different to the above.
>
> Cheers
> FC
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