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high 7.0

CVE-2024-6655 json

Gtk3: gtk2: library injection from cwd

published 2024-07-16 2 y ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2024-47997

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:3.22.30-12.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk+2.0 Debian 12 2.24.33-2+deb12u1
  • gtk+2.0 Debian 14, Debian 13 2.24.33-5
  • gtk+3.0 Debian 12 3.24.38-2~deb12u2
  • gtk+3.0 Debian 14, Debian 13 3.24.43-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6655

  • gtk+2.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.24.32-4ubuntu4.1
  • gtk+2.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.24.33-2ubuntu2.1
  • gtk+2.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.24.33-4ubuntu1.1
  • gtk+3.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.24.20-0ubuntu1.2
  • gtk+3.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.24.33-1ubuntu2.2
  • gtk+3.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.24.41-4ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6655

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  • gtk3 RHEL 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk3-immodule-xim RHEL 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk-update-icon-cache RHEL 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk3 RHEL 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10
  • gtk3-immodule-xim RHEL 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10
  • gtk-update-icon-cache RHEL 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:9184RHSA-2024:6963

  • gtk3 Linux Micro 6.0 3.24.37+70-6.1
  • gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  • gtk3-branding-SLE SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 15.0-150600.21.2.1
  • gnome-themes-standard SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
  • gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +5 more 3.24.20-150200.3.9.1
  • gtk2 SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +4 more 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1
  • gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 +9 more 3.24.34-150400.3.9.1
  • gtk2 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 +10 more 2.24.33-150400.4.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20052-1SUSE-SU-2025:0031-1SUSE-SU-2024:2898-1SUSE-SU-2024:2897-1SUSE-SU-2024:2661-1SUSE-SU-2024:2660-1

  • gtk2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.24.33-10.1
  • gtk3 openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.24.43-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14191-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14124-1

  • gtk3 AlmaLinux 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk3-immodule-xim AlmaLinux 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk-update-icon-cache AlmaLinux 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10
  • gtk3-immodule-xim AlmaLinux 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10
  • gtk-update-icon-cache AlmaLinux 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:9184ALSA-2024:6963

  • gtk3 Rocky Linux 9 3.24.31-5.el9
  • gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 3.22.30-12.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:9184RLSA-2024:6963

  • gtk3 CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 3.24.28-10
  • gtk2 CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 2.24.32-12

azure linux advisories AZL-43377AZL-43381AZL-43384AZL-43387

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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-2024-6655 updated cvss 7.0

gtk3: gtk2: Library injection from CWD

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gtk2, gtk2-immodules, gtk2-immodule-xim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gtk2, gtk3, gtk3-tests, gtk2-immodules, gtk3-immodules, gtk2-immodule-xim, +2 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gtk2, gtk2-immodules, gtk2-immodule-xim Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gtk2, gtk2-immodules, gtk2-immodule-xim
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) gtk3-debuginfo 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-devel-docs 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-debugsource 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-devel-debuginfo 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-tests-debuginfo 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-immodules-debuginfo 3.24.31-5.el9, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9184
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gtk3 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-immodule-xim 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk-update-icon-cache 3.22.30-12.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:6963
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gtk3 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk3-immodule-xim 3.24.31-5.el9, gtk-update-icon-cache 3.24.31-5.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9184
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) gtk3-debuginfo 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-devel-docs 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-debugsource 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-devel-debuginfo 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-tests-debuginfo 3.22.30-12.el8_10, gtk3-immodules-debuginfo 3.22.30-12.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:6963
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gtk4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gtk3, gtk4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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