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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-4055: Security patch for xdg-utils (ALAS-2023-2002)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-4055: Security patch for xdg-utils (ALAS-2023-2002)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/19/2022
Created
03/23/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included per RFC 2368. An attacker can use this method to create a mailto URL that looks safe to users, but will actually attach files when clicked.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xdg-utils

References

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