Fedora 43 : gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect (2026-eb93fa8f63)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-eb93fa8f63
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(370294);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/22");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2026-eb93fa8f63");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 43 : gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect (2026-eb93fa8f63)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
FEDORA-2026-eb93fa8f63 advisory.

    Voici les notes de la release, telles que publies par daniellandau le 2026-09-23 :

    ---

    **Release GSConnect v73**

    ## What's Changed

    * Security: fix authenticated path traversal (arbitrary file write) in Share and Notification plugins by
    @jessedegans in [#2163](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2163)
    * Vipinus fix/clipboard handler safety net by @daniellandau in [#2177](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-
    shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2177)
    * Improve CLI support for non-GNOME environment by @JingMatrix in
    [#2157](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2157)
    * Follow XDG Base Directory Specification for `.mozilla` (fixes #2121) by @Renarde-dev in
    [#2156](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2156)
    * Add TOTP copy button to messages that look like they have a TOTP code and fix undefined in notification
    by @xethlyx in [#2111](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2111)
    * Fix DesktopAppInfo loading by @ferdnyc in [#2178](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-
    gsconnect/pull/2178)
    * Fix two issues with the phone number conversion methods, and add tests by @ferdnyc in
    [#2184](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2184)
    * lan: fix IPv6 address parsing and formatting by @ihubanov in [#2186](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-
    shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2186)
    * Keyboard shortcuts without grabbing by @daniellandau in [#2037](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-
    shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2037)
    * Fix 'shortucts' typo error to 'shortcuts' by @mlorier in [#2188](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-
    shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2188)
    * Better conditional GioUnix loading by @ferdnyc in [#2189](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-
    extension-gsconnect/pull/2189)
    * GNOME 51 by @DaPigGuy in [#2192](https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/pull/2192)


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-eb93fa8f63");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect package.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Fedora' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Fedora');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Fedora');
if (! preg(pattern:"^43([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Fedora 43', 'Fedora ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Fedora', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '43',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect-73-1.fc43', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect');
}