Resource Management Errors Affecting gnome-shell package, versions <0:3.8.4-45.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GNOMESHELL-2489639
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed25 Dec 2014

Introduced: 25 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-7300  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 gnome-shell to version 0:3.8.4-45.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0535.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-shell package and not the gnome-shell package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc requests and leveraging a temporary lock outage, and the resulting temporary shell availability, caused by the Linux kernel OOM killer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1