CVE catalog
CVE-2009-4642
gnome-screensaver: CVE-2009-4642
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026
gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session idle time, even when an Xfce desktop such as Xubuntu or Mythbuntu is used, 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.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gnome-screensaver | trixie | 3.6.1-14 | fixed |
| Debian | gnome-screensaver | bookworm | 3.6.1-13 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gnome-screensaver | source | trixie | 2.26.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gnome-screensaver | source | bookworm | 2.26.1-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gnome-screensaver]Fixed
Source package: [gnome-screensaver]
Details (2)
3.6.1-13+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.26.1-2dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12
3.6.1-13+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.26.1-2dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gnome-screensaver]Fixed
Details (2)
3.6.1-14· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.26.1-2dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13
3.6.1-14· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.26.1-2dsa · gnome-screensaver · debian · 13
Observed: