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Debian: DSA-5164-1 Urgent: Exo Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey June 19, 2022
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5113-1 addresses a significant vulnerability in the XYZ component that could lead to system compromise.
It was discovered that exo, a support library for the Xfce desktop environment, would allow executing remote .desktop files

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 0.12.4-1+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.16.0-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your exo packages.

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

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: exo
CVE ID: CVE-2022-32278

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