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Ubuntu: USN-5659-1 (CVE-2020-35605): kitty vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5659-1 (CVE-2020-35605): kitty vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/21/2020
Created
10/07/2022
Added
10/06/2022
Modified
05/01/2023

Description

The Graphics Protocol feature in graphics.c in kitty before 0.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because a filename containing special characters can be included in an error message.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-kitty

References

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