Gentoo: GLSA-202209-25: Zutty: Arbitrary Code Execution
Summary
Zutty does not correctly handle invalid DECRQSS commands, which can be exploited to run arbitrary commands in the terminal.
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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
Impact
===== Untrusted text written to the Zutty terminal can achieve arbitrary code execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.