MGASA-2013-0225

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    MGASA-2013-0225

    Published: 21 Jul 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-4143

    Summary: Updated xlockmore package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: xlockmore before 5.43 contains a security flaw related to potential NULL pointer dereferences when authenticating via glibc 2.17+'s crypt() function. Under certain conditions the NULL pointers can trigger a crash in xlockmore effectively bypassing the screen lock (CVE-2013-4143).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0225.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10799, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/8

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xlockmore

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/xlockmore?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.41-2.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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