ubuntu-cve-2016-2312
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-12-23 22:59
Modified
2025-07-16 04:51
Summary
Details

Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when turning a screen on again.

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libkworkspace5-5",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libkworkspace5-5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libplasma-geolocation-interface5",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libplasma-geolocation-interface5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libtaskmanager5",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libtaskmanager5-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libweather-ion7",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libweather-ion7-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-dbg",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-dev",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-wayland",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "plasma-workspace-wayland-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "sddm-theme-breeze",
            "binary_version": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "sddm-theme-breeze-dbgsym",
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          }
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      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "plasma-workspace",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/plasma-workspace@4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4:5.5.4-0ubuntu1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4:5.4.2-0ubuntu1",
        "4:5.4.3-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when turning a screen on again.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2312",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:51:09Z",
  "published": "2016-12-23T22:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2312"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160209-1.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358125"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=964548"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2312"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-2312"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:25Z"
}



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