CVE-2021-45085 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-45085: XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 via an about: page, as demonstrated by ephy-about:overview when a user visits an XSS payload page often enough to place that page on the Most Visited list.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-45085 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epiphany-browser→ fixed in3.38.2-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epiphany-browser
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epiphany-browser→ fixed in41.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epiphany-browser
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epiphany-browser→ fixed in41.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epiphany-browser
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

epiphany→ fixed in41.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade epiphany

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

epiphany→ fixed in41.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade epiphany

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

epiphany→ fixed in41.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade epiphany

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

epiphany→ fixed in41.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade epiphany

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

epiphany→ fixed in41.3-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade epiphany

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