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TI-2014-06083 Aliases CVE-2014-7300GHSA-gg6w-rmxx-j7xr

GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit…

Priority LOW 32CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc requests and leveraging a temporary lock outage, and the resulting temporary shell availability, caused by the Linux kernel OOM killer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00473 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.14.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.14.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:0535 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    GNOME Shell security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) clutter-1.14.4-12.el7, cogl-1.14.0-6.el7, gnome-shell-3.8.4-45.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7, cogl-devel-1.14.0-6.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) clutter-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) clutter-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-1.14.4-12.el7.ppc, cogl-1.14.0-6.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7.ppc, clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) clutter-1.14.4-12.el7, cogl-1.14.0-6.el7, gnome-shell-3.8.4-45.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) clutter-devel-1.14.4-12.el7, clutter-doc-1.14.4-12.el7, cogl-devel-1.14.0-6.el7 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0535

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7300
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg6w-rmxx-j7xr

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Sources

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