Exo: Arbitrary Code Execution — GLSA 202409-09

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

Affected packages

Package	xfce-base/exo on all architectures
Affected versions	< 4.17.2
Unaffected versions	>= 4.17.2

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.

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

Release date
September 22, 2024

Latest revision
September 22, 2024: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

851201