GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts.
Security Fix(es):
* gnome-shell: code execution in portal helper (CVE-2024-36472)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
GNOME Shell acts as a compositing manager for the desktop, and displays both application windows and other objects. It provides core interface functions like switching windows, launching applications, and notifications. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts.
Security Fix(es):
* gnome-shell: Password from logged-out user may be shown on login screen (CVE-2020-17489)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additiona
Moderate: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: gdm (40.0), webkit2gtk3 (2.32.3). (BZ#1909300)
Security Fix(es):
* webkitgtk: Use-after-free in AudioSourceProviderGStreamer leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-13558)
* LibRaw: Stack buffer overflow in LibRaw::identify_process_dng_fields() in identify.cpp (CVE-2020-24870)
* webkitgtk: Use-after-free leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-27918)
* webkitgtk: IFrame sandboxing policy violation (CVE-2021-1765)
* webkitgtk: Use-after-free leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-1788)
* webki