--- title: "CVE-2014-3204\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-2014-3204?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-3204 Publication date 6 May 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and then pressing the ALT and F2 keys. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | unity | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.1 | | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 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) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3204) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3204) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3204) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3204) ### Other references * * *