Bug 437984 - Screen locker's window should not be scriptable
Summary: Screen locker's window should not be scriptable
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: scripting (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2021-06-02 09:34 UTC by Piotr Dobrogost
Modified: 2024-10-18 09:42 UTC (History)
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Description Piotr Dobrogost 2021-06-02 09:34:48 UTC
"There's no reason for any script ever to apply to the screenlocker, and it should especially not be possible for it to make other content shine through." from kwin-tiling's issue titled "Screen locker is tiling" (https://github.com/kwin-scripts/kwin-tiling/issues/244)
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-06-09 19:29:13 UTC
Marking as Critical as this is quite security-relevant.
Comment 2 Piotr Dobrogost 2024-10-18 07:19:27 UTC
As Nate wrote previously "this is quite security-relevant", isn't it?
Why has severity of this issue been lowered?
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2024-10-18 09:42:37 UTC
It is absolutely not security relevant in any way. 
A script that can move a screenlocker can also just unlock the screen. 

It's open because it's one less path to have accidental mistakes for 3rd parties, and something we can change but it is not a bug.