RedHat: RHSA-2021-0650:01 Important: xterm security update
Summary
The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It
provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs
that can't use the window system directly.
Security Fix(es):
* xterm: crash when processing combining characters (CVE-2021-27135)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27135 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1):
Source:
xterm-331-1.el8_1.1.src.rpm
aarch64:
xterm-331-1.el8_1.1.aarch64.rpm
xterm-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.aarch64.rpm
xterm-debugsource-331-1.el8_1.1.aarch64.rpm
xterm-resize-331-1.el8_1.1.aarch64.rpm
xterm-resize-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
xterm-331-1.el8_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
xterm-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
xterm-debugsource-331-1.el8_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
xterm-resize-331-1.el8_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
xterm-resize-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
xterm-331-1.el8_1.1.s390x.rpm
xterm-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.s390x.rpm
xterm-debugsource-331-1.el8_1.1.s390x.rpm
xterm-resize-331-1.el8_1.1.s390x.rpm
xterm-resize-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
xterm-331-1.el8_1.1.x86_64.rpm
xterm-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.x86_64.rpm
xterm-debugsource-331-1.el8_1.1.x86_64.rpm
xterm-resize-331-1.el8_1.1.x86_64.rpm
xterm-resize-debuginfo-331-1.el8_1.1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for xterm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1Extended Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1927559 - CVE-2021-27135 xterm: crash when processing combining characters