Subject: flashplugin-nonfree: Output of Flash Player appearing on black
sections of display.
Package: flashplugin-nonfree
Version: 1:2.8.3
Severity: important
Tags: upstream
The latest update of flashplugin-nonfree introduces a bug in which, flash
videos display not only within Iceweasel, but also on any black areas on
that part of the display. This could be possibly related to the Nvidia
nonfree X11 driver (Version 260.19.44 in my case), as both the reporter
of Ubuntu Bug 764620, and I, use it.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Iceweasel to a flash video. Youtube videos are confirmed
to cause this issue.
2. Place another application with black graphical elements, above that video.
(Almost any window will do, because the video will display on anything with
color value of 0,0,0 RGB. This is very unforunate, because it also includes
most text as well, rendering some parts of a screen unreadable.)
3. Observe that the elements of flashplugin-nonfree are located underneath
your window.
I rated this important for two reasons. First, it causes a severe usability
issue with all applications on that display. Even as I type this in vim,
I have to keep adjusting my teminal window so my green on black text is above
a black portion of the video I am watching. Otherwise, the contrast is to
small for effective use. Second, this video will also display on a black
produced by the screensaver application in use. This is a (albiet minor)
security hole, as it reveals part of the users display although the screen is
locked.
Please note that this has already been reported downstream to Ubuntu as bug
764620.
Also note that the bug cannot be displayed in a screenshot, and will remain in
the same location as when flash player was initially launched.
Finally, note that the only workaround I have found for this bug yet, is for
the user to logout and log back in to thier X11 session.
Thanks,
James Wagner
-- Package-specific info:
Debian version: wheezy/sid
Architecture: i386
Package version: 1:2.8.3
Adobe Flash Player version: LNX 10,2,152,27
MD5 checksums:
e9fc57403796a4992474e4f25857ca14
/var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz
b63b6956bc07824e7c6382a399dab561
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
Alternatives:
flash-mozilla.so - auto mode
link currently points to
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so
/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so - priority 50
Current 'best' version is
'/usr/lib/flashplugin-nonfree/libflashplayer.so'.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Feb 9 23:43
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so -> /etc/alternatives/flash-mozilla.so
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flash-mozilla.so: symbolic link to
`/etc/alternatives/flash-mozilla.so'
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages flashplugin-nonfree depends on:
ii debconf [debconf 1.5.38 Debian configuration management sy
ii gnupg 1.4.11-3 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
ii libatk1.0-0 1.32.0-3 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libcairo2 1.10.2-6 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.4-1 Multi-protocol file transfer libra
ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-2.1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.4.4-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:4.6.0-2 GCC support library
ii libglib2.0-0 2.28.4-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.24.3-1~sid1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libnspr4-0d 4.8.7-2 NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii libnss3-1d 3.12.9.with.ckbi.1.82-1 Network Security Service libraries
ii libpango1.0-0 1.28.3-6 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libstdc++6 4.6.0-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 2:1.4.2-1 X11 client-side library
ii libxext6 2:1.2.0-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxt6 1:1.1.1-1 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii wget 1.12-2.1 retrieves files from the web
flashplugin-nonfree recommends no packages.
Versions of packages flashplugin-nonfree suggests:
pn flashplugin-nonfree-extrasoun <none> (no description available)
ii iceweasel 3.5.18-1 Web browser based on Firefox
pn konqueror-nsplugins <none> (no description available)
ii ttf-dejavu 2.33-1 Metapackage to pull in ttf-dejavu-
ii ttf-mscorefonts-installer [ms 3.3 Installer for Microsoft TrueType c
pn ttf-xfree86-nonfree <none> (no description available)
ii x-ttcidfont-conf 32 TrueType and CID fonts configurati
-- no debconf information
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