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title: "CVE-2024-6655\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2024-6655

Publication date 11 July 2024

Last updated 19 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.0 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6655?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gtk+2.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2.24.33-5ubuntu1 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 2.24.33-5ubuntu1 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2.24.33-5ubuntu1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 2.24.33-5ubuntu1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 2.24.33-4ubuntu1.1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 2.24.33-2ubuntu2.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 2.24.32-4ubuntu4.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| gtk+3.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 3.24.43-1ubuntu1 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 3.24.43-1ubuntu1 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 3.24.43-1ubuntu1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 3.24.43-1ubuntu1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 3.24.41-4ubuntu1.1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 3.24.33-1ubuntu2.2 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 3.24.20-0ubuntu1.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6655?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gtk+3.0 | * Upstream:   [3bbf0b6](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/commit/3bbf0b6176d42836d23c36a6ac410e807ec0a7a7) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.0 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.0 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6655)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6655)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-6655)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6655)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-6899-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6899-1)
+ GTK vulnerability
+ 16 July 2024

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6655>