USN-5561-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5561-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5561-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5561-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2022-08-10T12:21:07.622592Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:02Z
Summary
epiphany-browser vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly filtered certain strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-45085, CVE-2021-45086, CVE-2021-45087)

It was discovered that GNOME Web incorrectly handled certain long page titles. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GNOME Web to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-29536)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / epiphany-browser

Package

Name
epiphany-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@3.36.4-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.4-0ubuntu2

Affected versions

3.*

3.34.1-1
3.34.1-1build1
3.36.0-1
3.36.1-1
3.36.2-0ubuntu1
3.36.3-0ubuntu1
3.36.4-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "3.36.4-0ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "3.36.4-0ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45085",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45086",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45087",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-29536",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / epiphany-browser

Package

Name
epiphany-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/epiphany-browser@42.1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.1-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

41.*

41.0-1
41.0-2
41.2-1
41.3-1

Other

42~beta-1

42.*

42.0-1
42.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser",
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "epiphany-browser-data",
            "binary_version": "42.1-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-29536",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}