---
id: CVE-2024-6655
title: 'Gtk3: gtk2: library injection from cwd'
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible
  for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working
  directory.
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-94
vendor: Red Hat
product: gtk
affected:
  - gtk < 3.24.43
  - gtk3 (all versions)
  - gtk3 (all versions)
  - gtk3
  - gtk4
  - gtk2
  - gtk2
  - gtk3
  - 'gimp:flatpak/gtk2 (all versions)'
  - gtk2 (all versions)
  - 'inkscape:flatpak/gtk2 (all versions)'
  - gtk2 (all versions)
  - gtk4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2024-07-16T18:07:04.082353Z'
published: '2024-07-16'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T22:14:27.625Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6655'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6963'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6963'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9184'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:9184'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6655'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2297098'
    label: RHBZ#2297098
  - url: >-
      https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/7361/diffs?commit_id=3bbf0b6176d42836d23c36a6ac410e807ec0a7a7#diff-content-e3fbe6480add9420b69f82374fb26ccac2c015a0
  - url: 'https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/09/1'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00468
epssPercentile: 0.40731
ingestedAt: '2026-11-06T21:04:04.245Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the GTK library. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a library to be injected into a GTK application from the current working directory.

## Affected

- `gtk < 3.24.43`
- `gtk3 (all versions)`
- `gtk3 (all versions)`
- `gtk3`
- `gtk4`
- `gtk2`
- `gtk2`
- `gtk3`
- `gimp:flatpak/gtk2 (all versions)`
- `gtk2 (all versions)`
- `inkscape:flatpak/gtk2 (all versions)`
- `gtk2 (all versions)`
- `gtk4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.