Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-27135: A flaw was found in xterm. A specially crafted sequence of combining characters causes an out of bounds write leading to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. 1927559: CVE-2021-27135 xterm: crash when processing combining characters
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xterm | 0:295-3.amzn2.1 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xterm-debuginfo | 0:295-3.amzn2.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fa…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-27135.html