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Fedora: FEDORA-202209-25 Critical: Zippy Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in Zutty which could allow for arbitrary code execution.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Zutty: Arbitrary Code Execution Date: September 29, 2022 Bugs: #868495 ID: 202209-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability has been discovered in Zutty which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Background ========= Zutty is an X terminal emulator rendering through OpenGL ES Compute Shaders. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-terms/zutty < 0.13 > = 0.13 Description ========== Zutty does not correctly handle invalid DECRQSS commands, which can be exploited to run arbitrary commands in the terminal. Impact ===== Untrusted text written to the Zutty terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Zutty users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =x11-terms/zutty-0.13" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2022-41138 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41138 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-25 Concerns? ======== 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== 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/ . A critical flaw in Gentoo's system named Zutty could enable unauthorized code execution; users are urged to update immediately to mitigate possible threats.. Zutty Code Execution,Gentoo Security Fix,Arbitrary Command Exploit. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 29, 2022 Gentoo