CVE-2025-3155 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-3155: A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external environment.

Affects 5 Linux releases across 10 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-3155 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yelp→ fixed in3.38.3-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp
```
yelp-xsl→ fixed in3.38.3-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp-xsl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yelp→ fixed in42.2-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp
```
yelp-xsl→ fixed in42.1-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp-xsl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

yelp→ fixed in42.2-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp
```
yelp-xsl→ fixed in42.1-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y yelp-xsl
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

yelp-xsl→ fixed in42.1-r2

apk update && apk add --upgrade yelp-xsl

yelp→ fixed in42.2-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade yelp
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

yelp-xsl→ fixed in42.1-r3

apk update && apk add --upgrade yelp-xsl

yelp→ fixed in42.2-r5
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade yelp
```

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