Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-17

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-17
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Severity: Normal
Title: Nautilus: Denial of Service
Date: August 09, 2024
Bugs: #881509
ID: 202408-17

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Nautilus, which can lead to a
denial of service.

Background
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Default file manager for the GNOME desktop

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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gnome-base/nautilus < 44.0 >= 44.0

Description
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Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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GNOME Nautilus allows a NULL pointer dereference and get_basename
application crash via a pasted ZIP archive.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Nautilus users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=gnome-base/nautilus-44.0”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-37290
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37290

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-17

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5