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From: glsamaker@g.o
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202209-22 ] Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:40:54
Message-Id: 166446145440.9.6736938264821406219@90bb6a0775af
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-22
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution
9 Date: September 29, 2022
10 Bugs: #868543
11 ID: 202209-22
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability has been found in Kitty which could allow for arbitrary
19 code execution with user input.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 Kitty is a fast, feature-rich, GPU-based terminal.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 x11-terms/kitty < 0.26.2 >= 0.26.2
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34 Description
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37 Carter Sande discovered that maliciously constructed control sequences
38 can cause Kitty to display a notification that, when clicked, can cause
39 Kitty to execute arbitrary commands.
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41 Impact
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44 Kitty can produce notifications that, when clicked, can execute
45 arbitrary commands.
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47 Workaround
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50 Avoid clicking unexpected notifications.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Kitty users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/kitty-0.26.2"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2022-41322
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41322
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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