CVE catalog

CVE-2009-4641

gnome-screensaver: CVE-2009-4641

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.37% · Oct 27, 2026

gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangnome-screensavertrixie3.6.1-14fixed
Debiangnome-screensaverbookworm3.6.1-13fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangnome-screensaversourcetrixie2.28.0-2lowNot reported[569667]
Debiangnome-screensaversourcebookworm2.28.0-2lowNot reported[569667]

[Debian bug #569667]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gnome-screensaver]Fixed

    Source package: [gnome-screensaver]

    Details (2)

    • 3.6.1-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.0-2

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12

    • 3.6.1-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.0-2

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gnome-screensaver]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 3.6.1-14 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.0-2

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13

    • 3.6.1-14 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.28.0-2

      dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]