| Name | CVE-2024-36472 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1072124 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-shell (PTS) | jessie | 3.14.4-1~deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 3.22.3-3+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 3.30.2-11~deb10u2 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.38.6-1~deb11u2 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 43.9-0+deb12u2 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 47.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-shell | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| gnome-shell | source | (unstable) | 47.0-3 | 1072124 |
[bookworm] - gnome-shell <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - gnome-shell <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - gnome-shell <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7688
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3307
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3408
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/commit/5aa89fa9e62d20c99afd2eff13901faef96244ad (47.alpha)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/commit/57de9ee874bff07b71dc323e54d5d721c4ded7fe (47.beta)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/commit/4ab1ccf3f21b754ce4be77becf5df46084a893d8 (47.beta)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/commit/14037478633c15a38a63d46af5f7d28bc00fd376 (47.beta)
As hardening related to CVE-2024-36472, version gnome-shell/47~rc-3 disabled
the portal helper popup window and uses the notification/browser method.