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HistoryAug 15, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

GNOME Shell vulnerability

2024-08-1500:00:00
ubuntu.com
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gnome shell
ubuntu 20.04
ubuntu 22.04
ubuntu 24.04
vulnerability
portal helper
captive network
remote attack
javascript
resource consumption

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

Low

Releases

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

  • gnome-shell - graphical shell for the GNOME desktop

Details

It was discovered that GNOME Shell incorrectly opened the portal helper
automatically when detecting a captive network portal. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to load arbitrary web pages containing
JavaScript, leading to resource consumption or other attacks.

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