Packages
- yelp - Help browser for GNOME
Details
It was discovered that Yelp allowed help documents to execute arbitrary
scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trick a user into
opening a specially crafted help document and obtain sensitive information.
It was discovered that Yelp allowed help documents to execute arbitrary
scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trick a user into
opening a specially crafted help document and obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | yelp – 3.26.0-1ubuntu2+esm2 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | yelp – 3.18.1-1ubuntu4+esm2 | ||
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