Packages
- gnome-shell - graphical shell for the GNOME desktop
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.
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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | gnome-shell – 50.1-0ubuntu1.5 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | gnome-shell – 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.17 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | gnome-shell – 42.9-0ubuntu2.4 | ||
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