Comment 102 for bug 195982

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boni635 (jacek-bonicki) wrote :

Hi,

I've just noticed a possible security flaw. If one goes fullscreen with vmware workstation/server, so that the mentioned problem occurs, and then locks the computer (Lock screen), the lock screen app crashes as soon, as one tries to type in a password. The user has now access to the desktop WITHOUT giving any password. I realize that this is rather unlikely situation, but for those paranoid security freaks it might be worth mentioning. Also - is reporting this bug as a security problem going to speed up the fix? setxkbmap works, but it is still only a workaround.

Cheers
jacek