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Severity: Normal
Title: Exo: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #851201
ID: 202409-09

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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
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xfce-base/exo < 4.17.2 >= 4.17.2

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
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-32278
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32278

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/202409-09

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
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