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Posted on 02 June 2026
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-6319-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Aron Xu
June 02, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : yelp
CVE ID :
Debian Bug : 1136299
A vulnerability was discovered in yelp, the GNOME help browser, that
allows a crafted help document to read files accessible to the user and
exfiltrate them to a remote server through resources loaded by the
embedded web view. When yelp is launched from a sandboxed application
(for example via the Flatpak OpenURI portal), this also enables a
sandbox escape.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 42.2-1+deb12u2.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 42.2-4+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your yelp packages.
For the detailed security status of yelp please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/yelp
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
