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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-20.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-20.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..09fddfed57dc --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-20.xml @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202310-20"> + <title>rxvt-unicode: Arbitrary Code Execution</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been discovered in rxvt-unicode where data written to the terminal can lead to code execution.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rxvt-unicode</product> + <announced>2023-10-30</announced> + <revised count="1">2023-10-30</revised> + <bug>884787</bug> + <access>local and remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-terms/rxvt-unicode" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">9.30</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">9.30</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A vulnerability has been discovered in rxvt-unicode. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.</p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can
+control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
+
+The "background" extension is automatically loaded if certain X resources are set such as 'transparent' (see the full list at the top of src/perl/background[1]). So it is possible to be using this extension without realising it.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-9.30" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4170">CVE-2022-4170</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2023-10-30T10:19:42.802538Z">graaff</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2023-10-30T10:19:42.804901Z">graaff</metadata> +</glsa>
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