Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU94791
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6655
CWE-ID:
CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can place a malicious binary into a current working directory and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
MitigationUpdate the affected package gtk2 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsDesktop Applications Module: 15-SP6
Basesystem Module: 15-SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6
openSUSE Leap: 15.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0-64bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-vietnamese: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-thai: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-multipress-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-tigrigna-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-amharic-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-xim-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-immodule-inuktitut-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-branding-upstream: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools-32bit: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-data: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-lang: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-devel: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-debugsource: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
typelib-1_0-Gtk-2_0: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
gtk2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
libgtk-2_0-0: before 2.24.33-150600.11.3.1
CPE2.3http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242634-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.