Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-shell security update
Affects Red Hat gnome-shellSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 14:19 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for GNOME Shell in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the updated packages (gnome-shell-40.10-19.el9_4) provided by Red Hat to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-36472) in GNOME Shell's portal helper component allows for code execution. GNOME Shell is the desktop compositing manager responsible for core interface functions such as window switching and application launching. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this moderate severity issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.