Ubuntu 14.04 lockscreen bypass - SANS Internet Storm Center

Ubuntu 14.04 lockscreen bypass
ISC Handler Rob let us know that @hdmoore Tweeted out: "Upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04? Hold down enter to bypass the lockscreen (what is old is new again): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308572 �?�" The reporter indicates that he was running Ubuntu 14.04 with all the packages updated. When the screen is locked with password, if holding ENTER, after some seconds the screen freezes and the lock screen crashes. After that the computer is fully unlocked. The initial report states that the "bug is about the lockscreen being bypassed when Unity crashes/restarts, which is a critcal security issue. The crash will be handled from bug 1308750." To reproduce: 1) Open the lockscreen (Super+L) 2) Hold Enter down .... wait ..... Crash Expected: No crash Stacktrace: http://paste.ubuntu.com/7263684/ From the bug tracker, the fix has been committed and released. Be cognitive of this issue should you leave an Ubuntu 14.04 host unattended. :-) Russ McRee \| @holisticinfosec	Russ McRee 203 Posts ISC Handler Apr 28th 2014
Thread locked Subscribe	Apr 28th 2014 8 years ago
Odd... Unless "some" seconds is defined as triple digits or more, I get "Invalid password, please try again" displayed. No crash, no strace, just the message.	Ken 40 Posts
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Bad design. The lockscreen process ought to be monitored in the background by something that will force logout; if the lockscreen or monitor process is killed, crashes, or exits in an unexpected manner.	Mysid 146 Posts
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"From the bug tracker, the fix has been committed and released. Be cognitive of this issue should you leave an Ubuntu 14.04 host unattended. " Shouldn't the recommendation be patch? It's easy enough	amilroy 9 Posts
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I was not able to recreate this problem on my computer running Ubuntu 14.04. According to the bug tracker link quoted in this diary post this bug was fixed on 4/17/2014 "in a heroic effort over night before final release, the fix is on the 14.04 image that was released to end users."	amilroy 1 Posts
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