Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting gnome-shell package, versions [0,]
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- published 29 May 2024
- disclosed 28 May 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 28 May 2024
CVE-2024-36472 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade gnome-shell to version or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') due to the automatic launching of a portal helper based on manipulated network responses. An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code leading to resource consumption or other impacts, by controlling the local Wi-Fi network.
Note:
This is only exploitable if the attacker has control over the local network environment.
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