CVE-2019-11460
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32...
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
CVE-2019-11460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
CVE-2019-11460- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3133 No score
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3133- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqw3-2245-pjp7
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32...
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
GHSA-wqw3-2245-pjp7- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
CVE-2019-11460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-11460
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-11460
An issue was discovered in GNOME gnome-desktop 3.26, 3.28, and 3.30 prior to 3.30.2.2, and 3.32 prior to 3.32.1.1. A compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer of the thumbnailer's controlling terminal, allowing an attacker to escape the sandbox if the thumbnailer has a controlling terminal. This is due to improper filtering of the TIOCSTI ioctl on 64-bit systems, similar to CVE-2019-10063.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11460- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2038-1 No score
Security update for flatpak
This update for flatpak fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-8308: Fixed a potential sandbox escape via /proc (bsc#1125431).
- CVE-2019-11460: Fixed a compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl (bsc#1133043).
- CVE-2019-11461: Fixed a compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl (bsc#1133041).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2038-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10796-1 No score
gnome-desktop-lang-40.4-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gnome-desktop-lang-40.4-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10796-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:2185-1 No score
Security update for flatpak
This update for flatpak fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-8308: Fixed a potential sandbox escape via /proc (bsc#1125431).
- CVE-2019-11460: Fixed a compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl (bsc#1133043).
- CVE-2019-11461: Fixed a compromised thumbnailer may escape the bubblewrap sandbox used to confine thumbnailers by using the TIOCSTI ioctl (bsc#1133041).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:2185-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3837-1 No score
Security update for gnome-desktop
This update for gnome-desktop fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-11460: Fixed sandbox issue that allowed bypassing from a compromised thumbnailer (bsc#1133043).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3837-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3994-1 No score
gnome-desktop3 vulnerability
It was discovered that gnome-desktop incorrectly confined thumbnailers. If a user were tricked into downloading a malicious image file, a remote attacker could possibly combine this issue with another vulnerability to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-3994-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnome-desktop3Debian:11 |
before 3.30.2.1-2 | 3.30.2.1-2 |
flatpakSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0.10.4-4.10.1 | 0.10.4-4.10.1 |
gnome-desktopopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 |
before 3.26.2-150000.4.3.1 | 3.26.2-150000.4.3.1 |
gnome-desktopopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 |
before 3.26.2-150000.4.3.1 | 3.26.2-150000.4.3.1 |
gnome-desktop3Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 3.28.2-0ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions 3.26.1-0ubuntu13.26.2-1ubuntu13.27.90-1ubuntu13.27.92-0ubuntu13.28.0-0ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less3.28.1-1ubuntu13.28.2-0ubuntu13.28.2-0ubuntu1.13.28.2-0ubuntu1.2 |
3.28.2-0ubuntu1.3 |
flatpakopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0.10.4-lp150.8.1 | 0.10.4-lp150.8.1 |
gnome-desktopopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 40.4-1.3 | 40.4-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11460 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Gnome Gnome-desktop, published April 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in gnome-desktop3 3.30.2.1-2.
References
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop/issues/112
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V5V6EIUHYR7SNKCRIGYCD3UWNEGFNT2F
usn.ubuntu.com/3994-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-28
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00088.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11460
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqw3-2245-pjp7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11460
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20192185-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1125431
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11460
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11460