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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202506-05
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 Severity: High
    Title: GTK+ 3: Search path vulnerability
     Date: June 12, 2025
     Bugs: #949825
       ID: 202506-05

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Gtk+, which can lead to arbitrary
code execution.

Background
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GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit +) is a toolkit for creating graphical user
interfaces.

Affected packages
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Package        Vulnerable    Unaffected
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x11-libs/gtk+  < 3.24.48     >= 3.24.48

Description
===========

A vulnerability has been discovered in GTK+ 3. Please review the CVE
identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GTK+ 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gtk+-3.24.48"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-6655
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6655

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/202506-05

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 2025 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