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Bug#693360: segfault in xscreensaver, screen revealed



On mer., 2012-11-21 at 09:00 +0200, Niko Tyni wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 07:48:42AM +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> 
> > ftpmasters, release team: the security team is requesting the removal of
> > the pam-rsa package because we were made aware of the above (#693087)
> > bug: in some situations, pam_rsa module will cause a segfault in
> > xscreensaver, leaving the screen unlocked.
> > 
> > Package seeems to be mostly abandonned upstream (last release in 2007,
> > called a “beta release” and no answer from the bug address on the
> > upstream webpage) and, although the Debian maintainer seems around,
> > there were only NMUs since 2007.
> 
> For the record, I know the upstream author and have confirmed that he
> considers pam-rsa abandonware.

Thanks, that's good to know. It'd be wise to indicate that on the
website though.

Regards,
-- 
Yves-Alexis Perez
 Debian Security

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