CVE-2024-36472 Code injection in n/a
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-36472 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-36472 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36472/index.md)
An attacker controlling the local network can force GNOME Shell to load untrusted JavaScript, potentially executing code or causing resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-36472?
CVE-2024-36472 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36472?
Linux distribution packages (40)
gnome-shell AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3.32.2-56.el8_10 |
gnome-classic-session AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.10-21.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-classification-banner AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-common AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-custom-menu AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-panel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-gesture-inhibitor AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-heads-up-display AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-native-window-placement AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-panel-favorites AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-places-menu AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-screenshot-window-sizer AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-systemMonitor AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-top-icons AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-updates-dialog AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-user-theme AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-window-list AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-windowsNavigator AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.2-56.el8_10 |
gnome-shell-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.2-56.el8_10 |
gnome-shell-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:3.32.2-56.el8_10 |
gnome-shell Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-21.el9 |
gnome-shell-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-21.el9 |
gnome-shell-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-21.el9 |
gnome-shell Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-19.el9_4 |
gnome-shell-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-19.el9_4 |
gnome-shell-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream | All versions | 0:40.10-19.el9_4 |
gnome-shell Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:3.32.2-56.el8_10 |
gnome-shell-extensions Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:40.7-19.el9 |
gnome-shell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 41.9-150400.3.11.1 |
gnome-shell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.4-77.28.1 |
gnome-shell SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.20.4-77.28.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-36472?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-36472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2024:5298, ALSA-2024:9114, CLSA-2024-1735300286, CLSA-2026-1792529411, CLSA-2026-1792529813, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36472 and 13 more.