Packages
- epiphany-browser - Intuitive GNOME web browser
Details
It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly filtered certain strings. A
remote attacker could use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-45085,
CVE-2021-45086, CVE-2021-45087)
It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly handled certain long page
titles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GNOME Web to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-29536)
It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly filtered certain strings. A
remote attacker could use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-45085,
CVE-2021-45086, CVE-2021-45087)
It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly handled certain long page
titles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GNOME Web to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-29536)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart GNOME Web to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | epiphany-browser – 42.1-1ubuntu1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | epiphany-browser – 3.36.4-0ubuntu2 | ||
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