USN-8970-1: GVfs vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate data returned by an SFTP server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-84267)
It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate the size of replies from an AFP server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-84269)
It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate the size of data returned by an MTP device. An attacker with a malicious MTP device could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-84270)
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ubuntu/gvfsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.60.0-1ubuntu0.2 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/gvfsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.54.4-0ubuntu1~24.04.5 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/gvfsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.48.2-0ubuntu1.3
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