Quite clearly an idiots mishap of not checking config files that may have been 
changed from updated packages.

Admin error.

I even installed these dists in a vbox to try, editing the xorg files manually 
and non "fell victim" to this "attack".

RTFM maybe?

</flame>

Ian

On Thursday 19 January 2012 09:30:44 Freaky Clown wrote:
> I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known.
> 
> So far confirmed with:
> 
> Gentoo
> Fedora
> ArchLinux
> 
> You can kill a locked screen by pressing ctrl+alt+*
> 
> please try this to see if you are vulnerable to this attack and let
> the list know your OS if different to the above.
> 
> Cheers
> FC
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