[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1744459] Re: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection
Launchpad has imported 2 comments from the remote bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104715. If you reply to an imported comment from within Launchpad, your comment will be sent to the remote bug automatically. Read more about Launchpad's inter-bugtracker facilities at https://help.launchpad.net/InterBugTracking. On 2018-01-21T14:02:27+00:00 Sworddragon wrote: On locking the screen with XScreenSaver I noticed that a popup window from a chat was able to show up and thus leaking private information. On reporting this against XScreenSaver it seems that the X-Server does not provide the ability to uniquely claim the top drawing area in a way that all other applications can't draw on top of it anymore to counter such issues. But similar to bug #69298 comment #1 it could also become an issue if applications begin to uniquely claim the top drawing area in case this is unwanted by the user (for example a fullscreen game could do this and more or less unintentionally preventing the user to add his custom overlays). Eventually this needs also to be bind on higher permissions so that this can be configured. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/1744459/comments/2 On 2018-08-10T19:55:24+00:00 Gitlab-migration wrote: -- GitLab Migration Automatic Message -- This bug has been migrated to freedesktop.org's GitLab instance and has been closed from further activity. You can subscribe and participate further through the new bug through this link to our GitLab instance: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/xorgproto/issues/8. Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/1744459/comments/4 ** Changed in: xorg-server Importance: Unknown => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744459 Title: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using xscreensaver 5.36-1ubuntu1 and xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2 and while I had Steam (with Wine) opened and a chat window was open but minimized to the taskbar after locking the screen with xscreensaver I did receive a message from somebody which then appeared on the right bottom of xscreensaver's locked window. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1744459/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1744459] Re: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection
** Also affects: xorg-server via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104715 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744459 Title: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using xscreensaver 5.36-1ubuntu1 and xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2 and while I had Steam (with Wine) opened and a chat window was open but minimized to the taskbar after locking the screen with xscreensaver I did receive a message from somebody which then appeared on the right bottom of xscreensaver's locked window. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1744459/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1744459] Re: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection
That is unfortunate that there is currently no way to do this as I consider this leaking of private information after locking the screen as a security issue. But I think this needs to be solved by the X-Server instead so I have created a feature request there: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104715 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #104715 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104715 ** Also affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xscreensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744459 Title: xscreensaver does not provide absolute visual protection Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using xscreensaver 5.36-1ubuntu1 and xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2 and while I had Steam (with Wine) opened and a chat window was open but minimized to the taskbar after locking the screen with xscreensaver I did receive a message from somebody which then appeared on the right bottom of xscreensaver's locked window. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1744459/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp