========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6899-1 July 16, 2024
gtk+2.0, gtk+3.0 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: GTK could be made to run programs from the current directory. Software Description: - gtk+2.0: GTK graphical user interface library - gtk+3.0: GTK graphical user interface library Details: It was discovered that GTK would attempt to load modules from the current directory, contrary to expectations. If users started GTK applications from shared directories, a local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code, and possibly escalate privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libgail-3-0t64 3.24.41-4ubuntu1.1 libgtk2.0-0t64 2.24.33-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libgtk-3-0 3.24.33-1ubuntu2.2 libgtk2.0-0 2.24.33-2ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libgtk-3-0 3.24.20-0ubuntu1.2 libgtk2.0-0 2.24.32-4ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6899-1 CVE-2024-6655 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/2.24.33-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/3.24.41-4ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/2.24.33-2ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/3.24.33-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/2.24.32-4ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/3.24.20-0ubuntu1.2
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