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medium 6.5

CVE-2024-36472 json

In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided…

published 2024-05-28 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-36341

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gnome-shell Debian 14, Debian 13 47.0-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36472

  • gnome-shell Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
  • gnome-shell Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 42.9-0ubuntu2.2
  • gnome-shell Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36472

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • gnome-shell RHEL 9 40.10-21.el9
  • gnome-shell RHEL 8 3.32.2-56.el8_10
  • gnome-shell RHEL 9.4 EUS 40.10-19.el9_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:9915RHSA-2024:9114RHSA-2024:5298

  • gnome-shell SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 41.9-150400.3.11.1
  • gnome-shell SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +1 more 3.20.4-77.28.1
  • gnome-shell SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP6, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 45.3-150600.5.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:2618-1SUSE-SU-2024:2589-1SUSE-SU-2024:2576-1

  • gnome-shell openSUSE Tumbleweed 46.3.1-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14201-1

  • gnome-shell AlmaLinux 9 40.10-21.el9
  • gnome-classic-session AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-common AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-top-icons AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-user-theme AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9
  • gnome-shell-extension-custom-menu AlmaLinux 9 40.7-19.el9

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:9114ALSA-2024:5298

  • gnome-shell Rocky Linux 8 3.32.2-56.el8_10
  • gnome-shell-extensions Rocky Linux 9 40.7-19.el9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:5298RLSA-2024:9114

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-36472 updated cvss 7.5

gnome-shell: code execution in portal helper

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gnome-shell, gnome-shell-browser-plugin
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gnome-shell 3.32.2-56.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5298
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gnome-shell 40.10-21.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9114
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) gnome-shell 40.10-19.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9915
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gnome-shell Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gnome-classic-session 40.7-19.el9, gnome-shell-extensions 40.7-19.el9, gnome-shell-extension-common 40.7-19.el9, gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu 40.7-19.el9, gnome-shell-extension-top-icons 40.7-19.el9, gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu 40.7-19.el9, +19 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.