USN-5786-1: GNOME Files vulnerability

Publication date

5 January 2023

Overview

GNOME Files could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.


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.

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

After a standard system update you need to restart your session 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
22.10 kinetic nautilus –  1:43.0-1ubuntu2.1
22.04 jammy nautilus –  1:42.2-0ubuntu2.1
20.04 focal nautilus –  1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.2
18.04 bionic nautilus –  1:3.26.4-0~ubuntu18.04.6

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