Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Ian Grody
Quite clearly an idiots mishap of not checking config files that may have been changed from updated packages. Admin error. I even installed these dists in a vbox to try, editing the xorg files manually and non "fell victim" to this "attack". RTFM maybe? Ian On Thursday 19 January 2012 09:3

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Thu, Jan 19 at 09:30, Freaky Clown wrote: > I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known. > > So far confirmed with: > > Gentoo Not on two gentoo boxes tested here, one with X.Org X Server 1.10.4 and one with X.Org X Server 1.11.2 -- Bob Dunlop -- Pleas

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread alan c
On 19/01/12 09:44, Daniel Pina wrote: > My ubuntu doesn't react to ctrl + alt + * either my ubuntu 10.04.3 does not react either -- alan cocks -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Ian Grody
Neither on my Debian, Gentoo or Ubuntu box. However, I use xscreensaver to lock my screen on all of the above. On Thursday 19 January 2012 09:30:44 Freaky Clown wrote: > I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known. > > So far confirmed with: > > Gentoo > Fedora > A

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Michael Daffin
Yes, it's with the numpad *, the 8/shift+8 keys don't do it for me. Seems that it was introduced in version 1.11 of xorg [1] (Arch is currently on 1.11.3) don't think Ubuntu past 1.10 yet so shouldn't be affected. [1] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NTA On 19 January 2012

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Michael Daffin
Seems to be a xorg debug feature according to [1] [1] http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=275363 On 19 January 2012 09:45, Michael Pavling wrote: > On 19 January 2012 09:40, Michael Pavling wrote: > > It doesn't do anything on the CentOS machine I have running right now. > > PS Cent

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread James Bensley
Doesn't work for me on Ubuntu 10.04, although I haven't got a number pad which I assume is crucial part of this, as I'm pressengin ctrl+alt+8 or ctrl+alt+shit+8. -- James. http://www.jamesbensley.co.cc/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mai

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Michael Pavling
On 19 January 2012 09:40, Michael Pavling wrote: > It doesn't do anything on the CentOS machine I have running right now. PS CentOS 5.4, GNOME 2.16 (yes... this one is lagging behind a bit ;-) -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listi

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Daniel Pina
My ubuntu doesn't react to ctrl + alt + * either -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Michael Daffin
Seeing the same thing here (archlinux kde 4.7) after locking the screen pressing alt+crtl+* effectively unlocks the screen without authentication... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.

Re: [Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Michael Pavling
On 19 January 2012 09:30, Freaky Clown wrote: > You can kill a locked screen by pressing ctrl+alt+* It doesn't do anything on the CentOS machine I have running right now. When you say "kill a locked screen", what, exactly, do you mean? Does it effectively unlock it, leaving you viewing the previo

[Hampshire] Sorry for the cross post but you need to read this.

2012-01-19 Thread Freaky Clown
I dont normally let out stuff like this, but thought you lot should known. So far confirmed with: Gentoo Fedora ArchLinux You can kill a locked screen by pressing ctrl+alt+* please try this to see if you are vulnerable to this attack and let the list know your OS if different to the above. Che