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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-4170: rxvt-unicode: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Dec 9, 2022

Added

Oct 31, 2023

Modified

Mar 31, 2026

Description

The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-terms-rxvt-unicode

References

CVE-2022-4170
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-4170
CWE-74
EUVD-EUVD-2022-51531
GENTOO-202310-20
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-51531

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