Gentoo update for Zutty



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-41138
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

x11-terms/zutty
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU67754

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41138

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed as request selection or setting (DECRQSS) sequence. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the terminal window and execute arbitrary OS commands.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
x11-terms/zutty to version: 0.13

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

x11-terms/zutty: before 0.13

CPE2.3 External links

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


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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