CVE catalog

CVE-2024-38394

gnome-settings-daemon: CVE-2024-38394

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

Mismatches in interpreting USB authorization policy between GNOME Settings Daemon (GSD) through 46.0 and the Linux kernel's underlying device matching logic allow a physically proximate attacker to access some unintended Linux kernel USB functionality, such as USB device-specific kernel modules and filesystem implementations. NOTE: the GSD supplier indicates that consideration of a mitigation for this within GSD would be in the context of "a new feature, not a CVE."

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangnome-settings-daemonsid51.0-2vulnerable
Debiangnome-settings-daemonforky51.0-2vulnerable
Debiangnome-settings-daemontrixie48.1-1vulnerable
Debiangnome-settings-daemonbookworm43.0-4vulnerable
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos41.0-150400.3.3.1fixed
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss41.0-150400.3.3.1fixed
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss41.0-150400.3.3.1fixed
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp441.0-150400.3.3.1fixed
Opensusegnome-settings-daemontumbleweed46.0-5.1fixed
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp645.1-150600.3.3.1fixed
Opensusegnome-settings-daemonleap 15.645.1-150600.3.3.1fixed
Susegnome-settings-daemonlinux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp541.0-150500.4.3.1fixed
Opensusegnome-settings-daemonleap 15.541.0-150500.4.3.1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangnome-settings-daemonsourcesid(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnome-settings-daemonsourceforky(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnome-settings-daemonsourcetrixie(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debiangnome-settings-daemonsourcebookworm(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos41.0-150400.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2170-1Not reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss41.0-150400.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2170-1Not reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss41.0-150400.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2170-1Not reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp441.0-150400.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2170-1Not reported
Opensusegnome-settings-daemonrpmtumbleweed46.0-5.1Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:14060-1Not reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp645.1-150600.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2186-1Not reported
Opensusegnome-settings-daemonrpmleap 15.645.1-150600.3.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2186-1Not reported
Susegnome-settings-daemonrpmlinux enterprise module for desktop applications 15 sp541.0-150500.4.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2168-1Not reported
Opensusegnome-settings-daemonrpmleap 15.541.0-150500.4.3.1Not reportedSUSE-SU-2024:2168-1Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gnome-settings-daemon]Affected
    Details (2)

    • 43.0-4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

    • 43.0-4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

  • [gnome-settings-daemon-common]Affected

    Source package: [gnome-settings-daemon]

    Details (2)

    • 43.0-4 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

    • 43.0-4 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

  • [gnome-settings-daemon-dev]Affected

    Source package: [gnome-settings-daemon]

    Details (2)

    • 43.0-4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

    • 43.0-4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gnome-settings-daemon]Affected
    Details (2)

    • 48.1-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

    • 48.1-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

  • [gnome-settings-daemon-common]Affected

    Source package: [gnome-settings-daemon]

    Details (2)

    • 48.1-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

    • 48.1-1 · all · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

  • [gnome-settings-daemon-dev]Affected

    Source package: [gnome-settings-daemon]

    Details (2)

    • 48.1-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

    • 48.1-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Affected

      dsa · gnome-settings-daemon · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

Observed:

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]