--- title: "CVE-2014-1949\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1949?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-1949 Publication date 16 January 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description GTK+ 3.10.9 and earlier, as used in cinnamon-screensaver, gnome-screensaver, and other applications, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by pressing the menu button. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1949?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | gtk+3.0 | 14.10 utopic | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.4 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) although this issue was reported against cinnamon-screensaver, the actual problem lies in gtk+3.0, and also affects gnome-screensaver ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1949) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1949) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1949) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1949) ### Other references * *