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Unscored RHSA-2008:0965 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: lynx security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 24

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 2 enterprise_linux:2.1::as lynx 0:2.8.4-18.1.3
Red Hat · RHEL 2 enterprise_linux:2.1::aw lynx 0:2.8.4-18.1.3
Red Hat · RHEL 2 enterprise_linux:2.1::es lynx 0:2.8.4-18.1.3
Red Hat · RHEL 2 enterprise_linux:2.1::ws lynx 0:2.8.4-18.1.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as lynx 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop lynx 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es lynx 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws lynx 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-11.3
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws lynx 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client lynx 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server lynx 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server lynx-debuginfo 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2006-7234 Public exploit

    Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via maliciou…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-4690

    lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote atta…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205
  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468184
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0965.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7234
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7234
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7234
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4690
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4690
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4690