On 2013-12-22 16:54:12 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: lightdm > Version: 1.8.5-2 > Severity: grave > Tags: security > Justification: user security hole > > Here's what I did: > 1. Quit me desktop session. > 2. In lightdm (whose screen appeared correctly), clicked on "Restart". > 3. Waited for the restart, chose the default Linux kernel... > > First lightdm seemed to be confused by the screen resolution because > the display of the login box didn't appear at the right place first. > Note that the machine is a laptop, and I use it at home with a larger > external screen, but since yesterday morning I'm no longer at home. > I wonder whether this is related (but note that in step 2, everything > was OK). > > Then the login box reappeared correctly. However the background was > still incorrect, with parts of my desktop screen, i.e. private data > accessible to everyone! There was nothing really private here, but > there could have been a password visible or other private information > or whatever.
I haven't seen this issue for several years. Perhaps this bug could be closed. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
