SB2022092958 - Gentoo update for Zutty
Published: September 29, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092958
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41138)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.