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Originally posted by gururise View PostHoly Crap!! I just tried this in ArchLinux with all the latest packages and it too is affected by this.
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Originally posted by Kano View PostThis bug is certainly not so good for marketing, its not that you get a secure system when you just fix that. You just avoid the reboot - on reboot you can get to root rights with Linux using an unlocked bootloader (which is the default) and similar to any Mac system. For Win you usually need at least a cd/usb key to boot from. A screen lock only helds back the most harmless attackers
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Originally posted by Kano View PostWell it does not expose root rights until you have got a root terminal open all the time. But when you reboot with correct options you are root.
Btw also fixed in debian unstable now http://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xorg...9T101901Z.html
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Originally posted by not.sure View PostUnless you have your disk encrypted, then when you reboot you're exactly nobody (sure, you can manipulate the kernel but lets not go there..).
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@mcdebugger
Better: set a hd pw in the bios if possible. Even better: get a hd/ssd with integrated encryption. Even without that removing the hd and connecting to another pc will not allow immediate access to modify data. That could be done only by professionals.
@korpenkraxar
Most likely you need the fn key to get the blue *.Last edited by Kano; 19 January 2012, 05:56 PM.
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