UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3155

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-3155
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3155.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3155
Related
Published
2025-04-03T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-05-06T16:30:30Z
Severity
  • 7.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external environment.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@3.18.1-1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.1-1ubuntu1
3.16.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.1-1ubuntu3
3.18.1-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@3.26.0-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.26.0-1ubuntu1
3.26.0-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.34.0-1
3.36.0-1
3.36.2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@42.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

40.*

40.stable-1build1

41.*

41.1-1
41.2-1

Other

42~beta-2

42.*

42.0-1
42.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1

Affected versions

42.*

42.2-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.10.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Affected versions

42.*

42.2-1
42.2-1build1
42.2-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-1ubuntu0.24.04.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / yelp

Package

Name
yelp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/yelp@42.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.2-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

42.*

42.2-1build2
42.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libyelp0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "42.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "yelp-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}