Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-4641

Description

gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

Affected products

GNOME Foundation/Screensaver
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1nvd
launchpad.net/bugs/411350nvd

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