Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-6655

high Nessus Plugin ID 230962

Language:

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory. (CVE-2024-6655)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 230962

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_6655.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/6/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6655

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gtk2-devel-docs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gtk2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gtk2-immodule-xim, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gtk%2b3.0, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gtk2-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gtk2-immodules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gtk2-immodules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gtk2, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gtk2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gtk2-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gtk%2b2.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gtk2-immodule-xim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6655

Detections

Analytics