| Name | CVE-2010-4000 |
| Description | gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 605098 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gnome-shell (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.38.6-1~deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 43.9-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 47.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gnome-shell | source | (unstable) | 2.91.3-1 | | | 605098 |
Notes
[lenny] - gnome-shell <no-dsa> (Minor issue)