USN-3994-1

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    USN-3994-1

    Published: 27 May 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: gnome-desktop3 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that gnome-desktop incorrectly confined thumbnailers. If a user were tricked into downloading a malicious image file, a remote attacker could possibly combine this issue with another vulnerability to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3994-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11460

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-desktop3

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.28.2-0ubuntu1.3

    Affected versions

    3.26.1-0ubuntu1
    3.26.2-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High