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title: "CVE-2013-7221\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-7221

Publication date 29 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell)
before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which
allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by
leveraging an unattended workstation.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gnome-shell | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7221?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gnome-shell | * Upstream:   [js/ui/m](https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/js/ui/main.js?id=efdf1ff755943fba1f8a9aaeff77daa3ed338088) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7221)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7221)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-7221)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7221)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7221>