gnome-power-manager: Screen not locked on resume from hibernate / suspend
Published Sep 7, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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
No data.
- 2.14.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gnome-power-manager
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gnome-power-manager | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 13.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7240 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/42052 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=632973 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7240
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7240
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7240 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/42052 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=632973 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7240 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7240 |
Change history (0)
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