CVE-2024-36472

Name	CVE-2024-36472
Description	In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which may lead to resource consumption or other impacts depending on the JavaScript code's behavior.
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	1072124

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	vulnerable
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	43.9-0+deb12u2	vulnerable
	sid, trixie	46.3.1-2	vulnerable

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)	(unfixed)			1072124

Notes

[bookworm] - gnome-shell <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - gnome-shell <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - gnome-shell <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7688