openSUSE Epiphany Important Password Handling Issue CVE-2023-26081
opensuse
June 8, 2026
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for epiphany fixes the following issues:
- Update to version 42.5 (boo#1208472):
+ Hide bookmark star in application mode.
+ Fix type error when displaying about:overview empty state.
+ Fix thumbnails when loading about:overview from session state.
+ Fix double free when file monitor for user JavaScript fails.
+ Don't autofill passwords in sandboxed contexts (CVE-2023-26081)
+ Updated translations.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2026-193=1
Package List
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
epiphany-42.5-bp157.2.3.1
gnome-shell-search-provider-epiphany-42.5-bp157.2.3.1
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7 (noarch):
epiphany-branding-upstream-42.5-bp157.2.3.1
epiphany-lang-42.5-bp157.2.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26081.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1208472
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:0193-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP7
Topics Covered
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