RCE in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2024-6655
A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:3.22.30-12.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:3.24.31-5.el9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6963 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9184 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/7361/diffs
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/09/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6655?
- CVE-2024-6655 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6655?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.