I have just managed to stop VirtualBox while gnome-screensaver was activ. Instead of stopping VirtualBox I also would have been able to format it's virtual drive. Thus I think this is a security issue ...
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997999 Title: Screen locking issue Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: start Windows7 in VirtualBox run a CPU consuming program in Windows7 wait until gnome-screensaver blanks the screen wait a minute more type some key you now will get a little timeframe (up to a minute) with access to the machine without being asked for the password. after that timeframe gnome-screensaver again blanks the screen and askes for the password ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-screensaver 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 11 12:27:22 2012 GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GsettingsGnomeSession: org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 180 org.gnome.desktop.session session-name 'ubuntu' InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver Symptom: security Title: Screen locking issue UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-07 (3 days ago) WindowManager: No value set for `/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager' XorgConf: Section "InputClass" Identifier "middle button emulation class" MatchIsPointer "on" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" EndSection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/997999/+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
