# Security update for gtk3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0031-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-07T14:44:22Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1172879
  * bsc#1228120

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-6655

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-6655 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-6655 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for gtk3 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-6655: Fixed library injection from current working directory
    (bsc#1228120).

Other fixes:  
\- Updated to version 3.24.43

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-31=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-31=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-31=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-31=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * gtk3-devel-doc-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gnome-themes-accessibility-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-lang-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-data-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-branding-upstream-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gettext-its-gtk3-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-branding-SLE-15.0-150600.21.2.1
    * gnome-themes-accessibility-gtk2-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * metatheme-adwaita-common-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-schema-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-broadway-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-debugsource-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-broadway-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libgtk-3-0-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-thai-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-xim-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-amharic-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-multipress-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * gtk3-devel-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-debugsource-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * libgtk-3-0-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-tools-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-devel-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-tools-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * gtk3-lang-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk2-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-data-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gtk3-branding-SLE-15.0-150600.21.2.1
    * metatheme-adwaita-common-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-schema-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * gnome-themes-accessibility-gtk2-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-devel-doc-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1
    * gnome-themes-accessibility-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1
    * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172879
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228120

openSUSE: 2025:0031-1 important: gtk3 Advisory Security Update

January 7, 2025

Description

This update for gtk3 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-6655: Fixed library injection from current working directory (bsc#1228120). Other fixes: \- Updated to version 3.24.43

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-31=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-31=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-31=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-31=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch) * gtk3-devel-doc-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gnome-themes-accessibility-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-lang-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-data-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-branding-upstream-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gettext-its-gtk3-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-branding-SLE-15.0-150600.21.2.1 * gnome-themes-accessibility-gtk2-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * metatheme-adwaita-common-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-schema-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * gtk3-immodule-multipress-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-amharic-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-broadway-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-debugsource-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-multipress-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-broadway-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-amharic-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * libgtk-3-0-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-amharic-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-amharic-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-multipress-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-multipress-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-32bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-32bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32) * gtk3-immodule-amharic-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-multipress-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-tigrigna-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-thai-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-vietnamese-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-xim-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-64bit-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-amharic-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-multipress-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-immodule-inuktitut-64bit-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * gtk3-devel-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-debugsource-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * libgtk-3-0-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * typelib-1_0-Gtk-3_0-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-tools-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-devel-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-tools-debuginfo-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch) * gtk3-lang-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk2-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-data-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gtk3-branding-SLE-15.0-150600.21.2.1 * metatheme-adwaita-common-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-schema-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch) * gnome-themes-accessibility-gtk2-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-devel-doc-3.24.43-150600.3.7.1 * gnome-themes-accessibility-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk3-metatheme-adwaita-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64) * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gnome-themes-standard-debugsource-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1 * gtk2-theming-engine-adwaita-32bit-debuginfo-3.22.3-150000.4.5.1


References

* bsc#1172879 * bsc#1228120 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172879 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228120


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0031-1
Release Date: 2025-01-07T14:44:22Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

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