GLSA 202409-09: Exo: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Exo: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	09/22/2024
Bugs:	#851201
ID:	202409-09

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Exo, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Exo is an Xfce library targeted at application development, originally developed by os-cillation. It contains various custom widgets and APIs extending the functionality of GLib and GTK. It also has some helper applications that are used throughout the entire Xfce desktop to manage preferred applications and edit .desktop files.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
xfce-base/exo	< 4.17.2	>= 4.17.2	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Exo. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Exo executes remote desktop files which may lead to unexpected arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Exo users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=xfce-base/exo-4.17.2"

References

CVE-2022-32278

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202409-09.xml

Concerns?

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.