USN-5786-1: GNOME Files vulnerability
5 January 2023
GNOME Files could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- nautilus - file manager and graphical shell for GNOME
Details
It was discovered that GNOME Files incorrectly handled certain filenames.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNOME Files to crash,
leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.