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Debian 9: DLA-2913-1 Moderate: xterm Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 7, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5078-1 reveals a vulnerability in the OpenSSL library related to certificate key validation. Immediate action suggested for safeguarding.
xterm, an X terminal emulator, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
327-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your xterm packages.

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

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


Package: xterm
Version: 327-2+deb9u2
CVE ID: CVE-2022-24130
Debian Bug: 1004689

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security advisory buffer overflow debian xterm sixel support

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