CVE catalog
CVE-2023-43091
gnome-maps: CVE-2023-43091
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.98% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in GNOME Maps, which is vulnerable to a code injection attack via its service.json configuration file. If the configuration file is malicious, it may execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gnome-maps | sid | 51.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gnome-maps | forky | 51.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gnome-maps | trixie | 48.7-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | gnome-maps | bookworm | 43.5-2~deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 16.04 | 3.16.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 16.04 | 3.18.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 16.04 | 3.18.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 16.04 | 3.18.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 16.04 | 3.18.4-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.26.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.26.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.26.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.26.2-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.27.90-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.27.92-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.28.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 18.04 | 3.28.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 20.04 | 3.34.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 20.04 | 3.35.90-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 20.04 | 3.36.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 20.04 | 3.36.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 20.04 | 3.36.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 40.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 41.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 41.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 41.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 41.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 42.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 42.1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 22.04 | 42.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 45.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 45.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 45.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 45.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 45.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 46~beta-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 46.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gnome-maps | 24.04 | 46.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gnome-maps | source | sid | 45~rc-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gnome-maps | source | forky | 45~rc-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gnome-maps | source | trixie | 45~rc-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | gnome-maps | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] gnome-maps: Minor issue, mostly hardening since service.json served from fixed/trusted source
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gnome-maps]Affected
Details (2)
43.5-2~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · gnome-maps · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-maps · debian · 12
43.5-2~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · gnome-maps · debian · bookworm; dsa · gnome-maps · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gnome-maps]Fixed
Details (2)
48.7-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
45~rc-1dsa · gnome-maps · debian · 13
48.7-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
45~rc-1dsa · gnome-maps · debian · 13
Observed: