SB2019050733 - Fedora 29 update for gnome-desktop3
Published: May 7, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019050733
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11460)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems. A remote attacker can compromise the thumbnailer and escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.