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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8970-1

USN-8970-1: GVfs vulnerabilities

Severity not listed 3 CVEs Published Nov 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM UTC

Summary

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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CVEs in this advisory 3

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