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debian lts
Calendar Grey May 30, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance rxvt-unicode in Debian LTS to mitigate possible remote code execution vulnerabilities stemming from escape sequence processing.
rxvt-unicode allow (potentially remote) code execution because of improper handling of certain escape sequences (ESC G Q)

Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
9.22-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rxvt-unicode packages.

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

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


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Package: rxvt-unicode
Version: 9.22-1+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-33477
Debian Bug: 988763

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