Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting gnome-control-center package, versions <0:3.28.2-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GNOMECONTROLCENTER-2004233
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Apr 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 gnome-control-center to version 0:3.28.2-5.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-control-center package and not the gnome-control-center package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High