DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8288

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8288

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8288

    Summary:

    Details: gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what applications you have opened or what music you were playing), or even execute arbitrary commands. It all depends on what extensions a user has enabled. The problem is caused by lack of exception handling in js/ui/extensionSystem.js.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8288

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-shell

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.22.3-3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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