Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
On 2016-11-06 00:53, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > H. N. dijo [Sat, Nov 05, 2016 at 01:12:47AM +0100]: >>> That's what I assumed when I read it: video driver bug. >>> It might also be a hardware issue, where graphic RAM is not >>> cleared on reset. Or given the nature of video devices, perhaps a >>> combination of the two: a driver bug that expects certain generic >>> behavior combined with a device that expects a custom, proprietary, >>> vendor-provided driver to work correctly. >>> (...) >> Thanks for the help. >> >> My setup, just for information: >> Nvidia GTX790 (I think) with 4 screens connected. >> Two of the screens are connected by Logilink Adapters DP to HDMI. >> I am using the driver from Nvidias Website. >> >> Can (and should I) report the problem to Nvidia? >> >> (and recieving Messages from the Mailinglist luckily works) > Yes... Although I do not think they will care very much, but it falls > within their area of responsability; Debian cannot fix non-free > software. > > Have you tried to reproduce this issue using the free nVidia drivers? > You might have some less capabilities (i.e. the ability to drive the > four screens) or speed, but it should help you determine whether it's > something caused by Debian or by their non-free drivers. Since I am not an expert I fear corrupting my Debian (again) by messing with the drivers. So I am not going to try that. Sorry. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
H. N. dijo [Sat, Nov 05, 2016 at 01:12:47AM +0100]: > > That's what I assumed when I read it: video driver bug. > > It might also be a hardware issue, where graphic RAM is not > > cleared on reset. Or given the nature of video devices, perhaps a > > combination of the two: a driver bug that expects certain generic > > behavior combined with a device that expects a custom, proprietary, > > vendor-provided driver to work correctly. > >(...) > > Thanks for the help. > > My setup, just for information: > Nvidia GTX790 (I think) with 4 screens connected. > Two of the screens are connected by Logilink Adapters DP to HDMI. > I am using the driver from Nvidias Website. > > Can (and should I) report the problem to Nvidia? > > (and recieving Messages from the Mailinglist luckily works) Yes... Although I do not think they will care very much, but it falls within their area of responsability; Debian cannot fix non-free software. Have you tried to reproduce this issue using the free nVidia drivers? You might have some less capabilities (i.e. the ability to drive the four screens) or speed, but it should help you determine whether it's something caused by Debian or by their non-free drivers. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
On 2016-11-04 17:46, Radzykewycz, T (Radzy) wrote: > >> From: herve [he...@couvelard.com] >> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 9:26 AM >> To: debian-security@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin >> >> On 04/11/2016 17:01, H. N. wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Sometimes it occurs, that the background Image of my desktop of is >>> somehow corrupted. > >>> I wonder that the RAM used by the user isn't cleared after logout. >>> >>> My System: >>> Debian 8, Gnome Desktop currently used. >>> No major system modifications done >>> >>> I MIGHT NOT BE IN SECURITY MAILING LIST (I DON'T KNOW, HAD A FEW >>> PROBLEMS HERE), SO PLEASE SEND RESPONSE-EMAILS DIRECTLY TO >>> deb_mailingl...@niemeczek.at TOO. >>> >> Ram or graphic ram ? >> could be a bug in the video driver ? >> >> hervé > That's what I assumed when I read it: video driver bug. > It might also be a hardware issue, where graphic RAM is not > cleared on reset. Or given the nature of video devices, perhaps a > combination of the two: a driver bug that expects certain generic > behavior combined with a device that expects a custom, proprietary, > vendor-provided driver to work correctly. > > I have no idea whether H.N.'s system uses it, but I guess that > the USB graphic devices (DisplayLink et.al.) are probably prone > to this kind of issue, both on the displays that they connect to > and to the other displays on the primary graphics device. > > Enjoy! > > -- radzy > Thanks for the help. My setup, just for information: Nvidia GTX790 (I think) with 4 screens connected. Two of the screens are connected by Logilink Adapters DP to HDMI. I am using the driver from Nvidias Website. Can (and should I) report the problem to Nvidia? (and recieving Messages from the Mailinglist luckily works) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
On 11/04/2016 05:46 PM, Radzykewycz, T (Radzy) wrote: > That's what I assumed when I read it: video driver bug. Me too. I saw this even after a reboot once on a second monitor. With the binary nvidia drivers and KDE. And I remember reading about how you can read the video memory after a reboot. Can't find any details though. f
RE: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
> From: herve [he...@couvelard.com] > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 9:26 AM > To: debian-security@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin > > On 04/11/2016 17:01, H. N. wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Sometimes it occurs, that the background Image of my desktop of is > > somehow corrupted. > > I wonder that the RAM used by the user isn't cleared after logout. > > > > My System: > > Debian 8, Gnome Desktop currently used. > > No major system modifications done > > > > I MIGHT NOT BE IN SECURITY MAILING LIST (I DON'T KNOW, HAD A FEW > > PROBLEMS HERE), SO PLEASE SEND RESPONSE-EMAILS DIRECTLY TO > > deb_mailingl...@niemeczek.at TOO. > > > Ram or graphic ram ? > could be a bug in the video driver ? > > hervé That's what I assumed when I read it: video driver bug. It might also be a hardware issue, where graphic RAM is not cleared on reset. Or given the nature of video devices, perhaps a combination of the two: a driver bug that expects certain generic behavior combined with a device that expects a custom, proprietary, vendor-provided driver to work correctly. I have no idea whether H.N.'s system uses it, but I guess that the USB graphic devices (DisplayLink et.al.) are probably prone to this kind of issue, both on the displays that they connect to and to the other displays on the primary graphics device. Enjoy! -- radzy
Re: Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
On 04/11/2016 17:01, H. N. wrote: Hello, Sometimes it occurs, that the background Image of my desktop of is somehow corrupted. Yesterday I noteced, that after logout and re-login with another account on my pc the backgroundimage got corrupted again (which is annoying, but occurs very rearely). At the backgroundimage I could see lots of pixels in all colours, but also parts of logos and Images used im Programs (GeoGebra, Darktable) as well as 3 nearly complete frames of at least 3 Videos I watched on Debians Chromium on Youtube, Fragments of IntelliJ's IDEA-Logo, some writing (several times 'Google', as well as other words and once the Time-display at the top of the Desktop) and other logos. So if this was been a public PC another user could find out easyly, what I had done at the PC, possibly even Passwords and really sensitive information. If another User knew about this problem he might be able to find out a lot more than, just that by reading whats written in the RAM. I wonder that the RAM used by the user isn't cleared after logout. My System: Debian 8, Gnome Desktop currently used. No major system modifications done I MIGHT NOT BE IN SECURITY MAILING LIST (I DON'T KNOW, HAD A FEW PROBLEMS HERE), SO PLEASE SEND RESPONSE-EMAILS DIRECTLY TO deb_mailingl...@niemeczek.at TOO. Ram or graphic ram ? could be a bug in the video driver ? hervé
Userdata stays in RAM after Logout and Relogin
Hello, Sometimes it occurs, that the background Image of my desktop of is somehow corrupted. Yesterday I noteced, that after logout and re-login with another account on my pc the backgroundimage got corrupted again (which is annoying, but occurs very rearely). At the backgroundimage I could see lots of pixels in all colours, but also parts of logos and Images used im Programs (GeoGebra, Darktable) as well as 3 nearly complete frames of at least 3 Videos I watched on Debians Chromium on Youtube, Fragments of IntelliJ's IDEA-Logo, some writing (several times 'Google', as well as other words and once the Time-display at the top of the Desktop) and other logos. So if this was been a public PC another user could find out easyly, what I had done at the PC, possibly even Passwords and really sensitive information. If another User knew about this problem he might be able to find out a lot more than, just that by reading whats written in the RAM. I wonder that the RAM used by the user isn't cleared after logout. My System: Debian 8, Gnome Desktop currently used. No major system modifications done I MIGHT NOT BE IN SECURITY MAILING LIST (I DON'T KNOW, HAD A FEW PROBLEMS HERE), SO PLEASE SEND RESPONSE-EMAILS DIRECTLY TO deb_mailingl...@niemeczek.at TOO. 0x68A0EF1D.asc Description: application/pgp-keys signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
