SUSE update for gtk2

1) Untrusted search path

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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gtk2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

libgtk-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-tools-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-tools-32bit: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

libgtk-2_0-0-32bit: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

libgtk-2_0-0: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

libgtk-2_0-0-debuginfo: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-devel-debuginfo: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-tools: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-devel: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-debugsource: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

typelib-1_0-Gtk-2_0: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-lang: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

gtk2-data: before 2.24.32+67-150200.4.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242897-1/

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.