Summary
Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in DocBook.
Security Fix(es):
* yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 9 | yelp | 2:40.3-2.el9_6.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.4CVE-2025-3155 EPSS 13%
Yelp: arbitrary file read
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
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2357091