CVE-2015-1319 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1319?

CVE-2015-1319 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Unity Settings Daemon before 14.04.0+14.04.20150825-0ubuntu2 and 15.04.x before 15.04.1+15.04.20150408-0ubuntu1.2 does not properly detect if the screen is locked, which allows physically proximate attackers to mount removable media while the screen is locked as demonstrated by inserting a USB thumb drive.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1319?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1319?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-1319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v9qw-3gh7-4hvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1319, USN-2741-1.