Login screen can display password

[James Pursey]

Hi

I have noticed that under certain conditions the login screen can display part of the user's password. I have marked this as a security issue because this bug could result in a third party being able to read this, especially if the user doesn't look at the screen as (s)he is typing (as a lot of people do) as they risk only noticing when it is too late. Here is how I can reproduce this bug:
1) Type in some numbers in the numeric keyboard with the num lock off. The cursor doesn't move
2) Now type letters or symbols. These are displayed in the password box

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gdm (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 25 10:05:34 2011
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[James Pursey (jamespursey)]

I have not been able to reproduce this bug for a couple of weeks now.

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for updating the bug, I'm closing it as per your last comment.