<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../assets/feed.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PatchTheCVE: xscreensaver</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/</link><description>CVEs with upgrade or downgrade fix steps</description><item><title>CVE-2021-34557: XScreenSaver 5.45 can be bypassed if the machine has more than ten disconnectable video outputs</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-34557.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-34557.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:56:07 +0000</pubDate><description>MEDIUM 4.6: XScreenSaver 5.45 can be bypassed if the machine has more than ten disconnectable video outputs. A buffer overflow in update_screen_layout() allows an attacker to bypass the standard screen lock authentication mechanism by crashing XScreenSaver. The attacker must physically disconnect many video out</description></item><item><title>CVE-2021-31523: The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xsc</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-31523.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-31523.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:51:57 +0000</pubDate><description>HIGH 7.8: The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.</description></item><item><title>CVE-2011-2187: xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and </title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2011-2187.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2011-2187.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:30:52 +0000</pubDate><description>HIGH 7.8: xscreensaver before 5.14 crashes during activation and leaves the screen unlocked when in Blank Only Mode and when DPMS is disabled, which allows local attackers to access resources without authentication.</description></item><item><title>CVE-2015-8025: driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which a</title><link>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2015-8025.html</link><guid>https://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2015-8025.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:33:53 +0000</pubDate><description>LOW 2.1: driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.</description></item></channel></rss>