USN-8971-1

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    USN-8971-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: gnome-shell vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that GNOME Shell did not properly validate icon dimensions when processing icons from a remote search provider. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNOME Shell to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or expose sensitive information from memory.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8971-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-91786

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-shell

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -42.9-0ubuntu2.4

    Affected versions

    40.5-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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