CVE-2010-2532
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedlxsession-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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencelxsession-logout in LXDE fails to lock the screen when the Suspend or Hibernate button is pressed, allowing physically proximate attackers to access an unattended laptop via resume action without authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if LXDE desktop environment is in useCheck the desktop environment in use. On Linux systems, this can be done by examining the session manager, checking for LXDE-related processes (like lxsession), or reviewing the desktop environment configuration files in the user's home directory (e.g., ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml or checking $DESKTOP_SESSION variable).Affected if The system runs LXDE as the desktop environment and uses lxsession-logout for session management.
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Verify lxsession-logout is installedCheck for the presence of the lxsession-logout binary on the system. This can be done by running 'which lxsession-logout' or listing the package contents if installed via a package manager (e.g., 'rpm -qa | grep lxsession' on openSUSE).Affected if The lxsession-logout binary is present on the system.
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Determine the lxsession package versionQuery the installed version of the lxsession package. On openSUSE, run 'rpm -q lxsession' to get the version number. Compare this version against the fixed version that addresses CVE-2010-2532.Affected if The installed lxsession version is vulnerable and does not include the screen-lock-before-suspend fix.
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Check if running openSUSE 11.3Verify the operating system version by running 'cat /etc/os-release' or 'cat /etc/SuSE-release' to confirm the system is openSUSE 11.3.Affected if The system is running openSUSE 11.3 with the affected lxsession-logout component.
A user is affected if they are running openSUSE 11.3 with LXDE and the lxsession-logout component, where the Suspend or Hibernate action does not invoke screen locking before suspending or hibernating the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataModify lxsession-logout to invoke screen locking before executing suspend or hibernate operations, ensuring the session is protected upon resume.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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