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Red Hat: CVE-2021-27135: CVE-2021-27135 xterm: crash when processing combining characters (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-27135: CVE-2021-27135 xterm: crash when processing combining characters (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/10/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-xterm
  • redhat-upgrade-xterm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xterm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-xterm-resize
  • redhat-upgrade-xterm-resize-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-27135
  • RHSA-2021:0611
  • RHSA-2021:0617
  • RHSA-2021:0650
  • RHSA-2021:0651

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