I can confirm this still exists. It's also definitely a security vulnerability. I just came back from the weekend and found my work machine completely unlocked, open, and accessible. Like many users in my place, this is completely unacceptable and dangerous. I have no choice but to stop using xscreensaver now.
I'm running xscreensaver 5.34, and Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus) -- 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/966129 Title: Xscreensaver daemon crash returned to unlocked desktop Status in xscreensaver package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 11.10, xscreensaver 5.14-1ubuntu1. I use xscreensaver as my main screensaver and I've replaced the gnome- screensaver using the command suggested in the xscreensaver man page (sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/xscreensaver-command /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver- command). Recently it's been crashing more than usual, either partial (one screen hangs, the other works ok), or fully (can't lock screen or activate screensaver without restarting daemon). This does seem to happen more frequently when I've left my VirtualBox VM running, but I'm not sure it's related. At least twice now the crash has caused the OS to return to my desktop - unlocked - which seems like a pretty serious security concern, especially as it won't automatically relock either until I've manually restarted the xscreensaver daemon. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xscreensaver 5.14-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Mar 27 11:52:54 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xscreensaver UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/966129/+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
