Summary
The zsh shell is a command interpreter usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Zsh resembles the ksh shell (the Korn shell), but includes many enhancements. Zsh supports command-line editing, built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and more.
Security Fix(es):
* zsh: Prompt expansion vulnerability (CVE-2021-45444)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | zsh | 5.5.1-9.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | zsh-html | 5.5.1-9.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the prompt, as demo…
References
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-45444