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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.0549.2 xterm security update 22 March 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: xterm Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-27135 Original Bulletin: https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2558 https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2558-2 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Debian security advisories. This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators running xterm check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. Revision History: March 22 2021: Regression Update February 15 2021: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2558-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta February 14, 2021 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xterm Version : 327-2+deb9u1 CVE ID : CVE-2021-27135 Debian Bug : 982439 xterm through Patch #365 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UTF-8 character sequence. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 327-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your xterm packages. For the detailed security status of xterm please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/xterm Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEbJ0QSEqa5Mw4X3xxgj6WdgbDS5YFAmAoG5EACgkQgj6WdgbD S5bVBhAAuT2Ki8DDVcpRPayomocwzAAuPd0kQaqi6Lf/3Oljtc6uivkkpEAYpcw3 jFFnnTvw1aPY//5dFA6lz+hPOR2ZL0LHR3mgQSmQOKkhch7TwcdFLuz9GHgBUKPZ PqX2nEzL/h3KfxufTjLsXEj79foclH5xVZL+sa7sFkzYs8RliYCvawqplLJjD9JU REYNeJe/R+ekE4w0cdNglvuceEjGPawvW6rLRx9kbxh5Je1Rd4LkK+93k8Jb/ZQy G81yYftJRC+h35pVE0EHTJvA5fX8olOJTX4WgTqj/00Rd5KWi8ik6M0pkQHzoRwa YeLv4HRx6dafUMnSrLvkiQ8vdaMi+TkkAuJGcNGUq7wKXAddwW7Vm0uBkRDZoa7z H5mvbG5IgtGEhpjyxBhVOq9KwzY0R4S/tk/zRESq2K7zBUhbWmHECuPmZFKp1bXm wrmWQaYLPD0S6Yl/kiA19uam2RP/QeTmB+3nfqho93rEsuTSzkaesQGVgVh8A2UZ qa/9xjW4vlNuENtL2I+wJ8pzm4XtsKdCYq+pjV8FevtD0lR6zrHqbdpUYYO8CejB thTywn9oZ8AG+Q9KIWKdY0TLYLrCepFeJE6DKZuefbVGC8HzBfqfR95c8ZdZy7CO nyFlwEqAgQh2Hy4IzxyPWVrq7lmG/UMsEGpdiwg9ToM1HyB9KmI= =iI1E - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2558-2 debian-lts@lists.debian.org https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta March 21, 2021 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xterm Version : 327-2+deb9u2 Debian Bug : 984615 DLA 2558-2 backported a part of the upstream patch which fails to deal with the realloc failures in Debian stretch. This update reverts that part of the patch since it's not really needed and just focuses on fixing CVE-2021-27135. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 327-2+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your xterm packages. 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