MGASA-2018-0055

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0055.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0055.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0055
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Published
2018-01-03T18:52:52Z
Modified
2018-01-03T18:26:24Z
Summary
Updated gnome-shell packages fix security vulnerability
Details

gnome-shell through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what applications you have opened or what music you were playing), or even execute arbitrary commands. It all depends on what extensions a user has enabled. The problem is caused by lack of exception handling in js/ui/extensionSystem.js (CVE-2017-8288).

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Affected packages

Mageia:5 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/gnome-shell?distro=mageia-5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.14.3-8.3.mga5

Ecosystem specific 

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    "section": "core"
}