Ubuntu alert USN-4746-1 (xterm)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-4746-1] xterm vulnerability | |
| Date: | Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:53:11 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <8f5815cd-ab35-ddef-f1c1-8a307981d939@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4746-1 February 24, 2021 xterm vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: xterm could be made to crash or run programs if it handled specially crafted character sequences. Software Description: - xterm: X terminal emulator Details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that xterm incorrectly handled certain character sequences. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause xterm to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: xterm 353-1ubuntu1.20.10.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xterm 353-1ubuntu1.20.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xterm 330-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: xterm 322-1ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4746-1 CVE-2021-27135 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/353-1ubuntu1.2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/353-1ubuntu1.2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/330-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/322-1ubuntu1.2 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...