Description
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sensible-utils | 0.0.11 | — |
| Debian 13 | sensible-utils | 0.0.11 | — |
| Debian 12 | sensible-utils | 0.0.11 | — |
| Debian 9 | sensible-utils | 0.0.9+deb9u1 | DSA-4071-1 |
| Debian 8 | sensible-utils | 0.0.9+deb8u1 | DSA-4071-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | sensible-utils | 0.0.7+deb7u1 | DLA-1209-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | sensible-utils | 0.0.9ubuntu0.16.04.1 | USN-3584-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | sensible-utils | 0.0.9ubuntu0.14.04.1 | USN-3584-1 |
Advisories 5
- SSA-398330 SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 Siemens ProductCERT · Oct 13, 2026
- DSA-4071-1 sensible-utils - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1209-1 sensible-utils - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-3584-1 sensible-utils vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- ICSA-23-348-10 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 12, 2025