Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting gtk3-devel package, versions <0:3.22.30-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GTK3DEVEL-7681670
  • published14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed16 Jul 2024

Introduced: 16 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 gtk3-devel to version 0:3.22.30-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2602.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gtk3-devel package and not the gtk3-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1