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GNOME: New security vulnerability! Vulnerability allows denial of service and code execution

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GNOME: New security vulnerability!  Vulnerability allows denial of service and code execution

The BSI has issued a current IT security notice for GNOME. You can find out more about the affected operating systems and products as well as CVE numbers here on news.de.

The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) issued a security advisory for GNOME on January 29, 2024. The security vulnerability affects the Linux operating system and the open source GNOME product.

The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: RedHat Security Advisory (As of January 28, 2024). Other useful links are listed later in this article.

Security Advisory for GNOME – Risk: medium

Risk level: 4 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 7,3
CVSS Temporal Score: 6,7
Remote attack: No

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various metrics in order to create a priority list for taking countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used to determine the severity levels of a vulnerability. The Base Score evaluates the requirements for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. With the temporal score, framework conditions that can change over time are taken into account in the evaluation. According to the CVSS, the risk of the vulnerability discussed here is assessed as “medium” with a base score of 7.3.

GNOME Bug: Vulnerability allows denial of service and code execution

GNOME is a graphical desktop on Unix systems.

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A local attacker could exploit a vulnerability in GNOME to conduct a denial of service attack or to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is identified with the unique CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identification number. CVE-2022-48622 traded.

Systems affected by the GNOME vulnerability at a glance

operating system
Linux

Products
Open Source GNOME (cpe:/a:gnome:gnome)

General measures for dealing with IT security gaps

Users of the affected systems should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to fix them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If new security updates become available, install them promptly. For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information about the latest version of the software in question as well as the availability of security patches or information about workarounds. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security managers should regularly check the sources mentioned to see whether a new security update is available.

Sources of updates, patches and workarounds

Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.

RedHat Security Advisory vom 2024-01-28 (29.01.2024)
For more information, see:

Red Hat Bugzilla dated 2024-01-28 (29.01.2024)
For more information, see:

Version history of this security alert

This is the initial version of this IT security notice for GNOME. This text will be updated as updates are announced. You can see the changes made using the version history below.

01/29/2024 – Initial version

+++ Editorial note: This text was generated based on current BSI data and will be updated in a data-driven manner depending on the warning situation. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++

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