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Ubuntu: USN-6963-1 (CVE-2024-36472): GNOME Shell vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-6963-1 (CVE-2024-36472): GNOME Shell vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/28/2024
Created
08/20/2024
Added
08/19/2024
Modified
10/23/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-gnome-shell

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