* Jochen Striepe: > Hi, > > On 28 Nov 2005, Michelle Konzack wrote: >> If you allow to run apps as different user on the >> same desktop, you pick security holes in your system. > > Please explain that, I don't understand at all.
Trusted X applications ("trusted" in the sense that they are not limited by the X security extension) can read screen contents, eavesdrop keypresses (even if XGrabKeyboard is active), and send key presses to xterms even if allowSendEvents is disabled (the default). See <http://www.enyo.de/fw/security/notes/zwei-x-schwachstellen.html> (German) and: <http://lists.enyo.de/pipermail/security-announce/2005-May/000001.html> <http://lists.enyo.de/pipermail/security-announce/2005-May/000002.html> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]