UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-79079
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-79079
Published
2026-09-22T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-22T22:58:07Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xiphos

Package

Name
xiphos
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu2
4.0.4+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos",
            "binary_version":  "4.0.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos-data",
            "binary_version":  "4.0.4+dfsg1-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xiphos

Package

Name
xiphos
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.4+dfsg1-1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1build1
4.0.7+dfsg1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos",
            "binary_version":  "4.0.7+dfsg1-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos-data",
            "binary_version":  "4.0.7+dfsg1-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / xiphos

Package

Name
xiphos
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.2.1+dfsg1-5
4.2.1+dfsg1-6
4.2.1+dfsg1-6build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos",
            "binary_version":  "4.2.1+dfsg1-6build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos-data",
            "binary_version":  "4.2.1+dfsg1-6build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / xiphos

Package

Name
xiphos
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.2.1+dfsg1-7build1
4.2.1+dfsg1-7build2
4.2.1+dfsg1-8
4.2.1+dfsg1-8build2
4.2.1+dfsg1-8build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos",
            "binary_version":  "4.2.1+dfsg1-8build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos-data",
            "binary_version":  "4.2.1+dfsg1-8build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / xiphos

Package

Name
xiphos
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.3.2+dfsg1-1build1
4.3.2+dfsg1-1build2
4.3.2+dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos",
            "binary_version":  "4.3.2+dfsg1-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "xiphos-data",
            "binary_version":  "4.3.2+dfsg1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079.json"