CVE-2024-6655 GTK Vulnerability in StarWind Products
Title: CVE-2024-6655 GTK Vulnerability in StarWind Products
Note: StarWind will continue to update this vulnerability as new information becomes available.
Vulnerability ID: SW-20240717-0002
Version: 1.0
Date: 2024-07-17
Status: Interim
CVEs: CVE-2024-6655
- Overview
- Affected Products
- Remediation
- Revision History
Summary
It was discovered that GTK would attempt to load modules from the current directory, contrary to expectations.
Impact
If users started GTK applications from shared directories, a local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code, and possibly escalate privileges.
Vulnerability Scoring
CVE | CVSS 3.x Score | Vector | CVSS 4.0 Score | Vector |
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CVE-2024-6655 | 7.0 (HIGH) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | N/A | N/A |
References
Resource | Hyperlink | Additional Resource | Hyperlink |
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NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6655 | RedHat | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655 |
Affected Products:
StarWind vSAN CVM Version 20240530 Version V8 (build 15469)
Software Versions and Fixes
None
Workaround
None
This section will be updated as patches are released
Obtaining Software Fixes
Software updates will be available in StarWind release notes – https://www.starwindsoftware.com/release-notes-build. To update the software, perform the steps described at the following link – https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware.com/guidance/upgrading-from-any-starwind-version-to-any-starwind-version/ or contact support to perform an update. You can submit a support request using the following link https://www.starwindsoftware.com/support-form or contact Support directly via email support@starwind.com or via phone +1 617 829 4499.
Status of Notice
Interim
StarWind will continue to update information regarding this vulnerability as new details become available. This vulnerability article should be considered as the single source of current, up-to-date, authorized and accurate information posted by StarWind Software.
Revision History
Revision # | Date | Comments |
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1.0 | 2024-07-17 | Initial Public Release |