Vulnerability in KDE Kscreenlocker
CVE-2016-2312
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE Kscreenlocker
- KDE Plasma-Workspace
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177557.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160209-1.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177454.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2312?
- CVE-2016-2312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KDE Kscreenlocker, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2312?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2312 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.