xterm: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202208-22

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in xterm, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Affected packages

x11-terms/xterm on all architectures
Affected versions < 371
Unaffected versions >= 371

Background

xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window system.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in xterm. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xterm users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/xterm-371"
 

References

Release date
August 14, 2022

Latest revision
August 14, 2022: 1

Severity
low

Exploitable
remote

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