Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is…
Priority LOW 30CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Turning all screens off in Plasma-workspace and kscreenlocker while the lock screen is shown can result in the screen being unlocked when turning a screen on again.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kscreenlocker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.5.4 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.4.3 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:kscreenlocker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwf3-h35x-h5rg
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-2312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pwf3-h35x-h5rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2312 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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