Advisories » MGASA-2024-0314

Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 27 Sep 2024
Modification date: 27 Sep 2024
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 9
CVE: CVE-2024-36472

Description

In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched
automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses
provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local
Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which
may lead to resource consumption or other impacts depending on the
JavaScript code's behavior. (CVE-2024-36472)
                

References

• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33434
• https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-July/036098.html
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6963-1
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-36472

SRPMS

9/core

• gnome-shell-44.2-1.2.mga9