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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202209-25
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Zutty: Arbitrary Code Execution
     Date: September 29, 2022
     Bugs: #868495
       ID: 202209-25

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Zutty which could allow for
arbitrary code execution.

Background
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Zutty is an X terminal emulator rendering through OpenGL ES Compute
Shaders.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  x11-terms/zutty            < 0.13                        >= 0.13

Description
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Zutty does not correctly handle invalid DECRQSS commands, which can be
exploited to run arbitrary commands in the terminal.

Impact
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Untrusted text written to the Zutty terminal can achieve arbitrary code
execution.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Zutty users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/zutty-0.13"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-41138
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41138

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-25

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/