Fedora 40: FEDORA-2024-635a54eb7e Critical: Gnome-Shell Unicast Threat
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May 12, 2024
Resolve CVE-2024-34397 (GDBus signal subscriptions for well-known names are vulnerable to unicast spoofing), and also update gnome-shell to ensure this fix does not break the scree...
Summary
GNOME Shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop,
like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes
advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces
innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and
easy to use experience.
Update Information:
Resolve CVE-2024-34397 (GDBus signal subscriptions for well-known names are vulnerable to unicast spoofing), and also update gnome-shell to ensure this fix does not break the screencast feature.
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Tue May 7 2024 Michael Catanzaro
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2279637 - CVE-2024-34397 glib2: Signal subscription vulnerabilities [fedora-40]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2279637
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-635a54eb7e' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: gnome-shell
Product: Fedora 40
Version: 46.1
Release: 2.fc40
Summary: Window management and application launching for GNOME
Topics Covered
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