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CVE-2006-7240

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-09-07 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

gnome-power-manager 2.14.0 does not properly implement the lock_on_suspend and lock_on_hibernate settings for locking 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, a related issue to CVE-2010-2532.

Affected products

• GNOME Power Manager: 2.14.0

References

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/42052
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/42052

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