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Debian: DSA-4819-1 Critical: Kitty Graphics Protocol Command Execution

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Calendar Grey December 26, 2020
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A significant Ubuntu bulletin regarding a kitty vulnerability facilitates unauthorized command execution through filename discrepancies.
Stephane Chauveau discovered that the graphics protocol implementation in Kitty, a GPU-based terminal emulator, did not sanitise a filename when returning an error message, which c...

Summary

Stephane Chauveau discovered that the graphics protocol implementation in
Kitty, a GPU-based terminal emulator, did not sanitise a filename when
returning an error message, which could result in the execution of
arbitrary shell commands when displaying a file with cat.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.13.3-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your kitty packages.

For the detailed security status of kitty please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/kitty

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: kitty
CVE ID: CVE-2020-35605

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