# CVE-2010-2532: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers with physical access can bypass screen locking when suspending or hibernating LXDE sessions, potentially accessing unattended laptops.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2532, GHSA-4vhr-v6w9-xrq4

## What is CVE-2010-2532?

CVE-2010-2532 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 3 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

lxsession-logout in lxsession in LXDE, as used on SUSE openSUSE 11.3 and other platforms, does not lock the screen when the Suspend or Hibernate button is pressed, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to access an unattended laptop via a resume action. NOTE: there is no general agreement that this is a vulnerability, because separate control over locking can be an equally secure, or more secure, behavior in some threat environments.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2532?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2532?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-2532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2532 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2532 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 3 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2532/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2532/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2532
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2532
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2532

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2532/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.