Description
xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the wrong group ownership of tty devices, which allows local users to write data to other users' terminals.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | xterm | 192-8.el4 | RHSA-2007:0701 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2007:0701 Red Hat Security Advisory: xterm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 27921 third-party-advisory
- 20070823 FLEA-2007-0048-1 xterm mailing-list
- 20070823 rPSA-2007-0169-1 xterm mailing-list
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
- 26710 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2007:0701 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
- 26562 third-party-advisory
- 27617 third-party-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10421 vdb-entry signature
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
- 3066 third-party-advisory