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Unscored RHSA-2005:839 1 CVE

Red Hat Security Advisory: lynx security update

Published Nov 5, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 16

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as lynx 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop lynx 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es lynx 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws lynx 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2005-2929

    Lynx 2.8.5, and other versions before 2.8.6dev.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) lynxcg…

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=172972
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2005/rhsa-2005_839.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2929
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2929
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2929