Description
GNOME VTE before 0.76.3 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a window resize escape sequence, a related issue to CVE-2000-0476.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | vte | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 14 | vte2.91 | 0.76.3-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | vte | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | vte2.91 | 0.76.3-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | vte +1 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vte2.91 | 0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6833-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vte2.91 | 0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6833-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | vte2.91 | 0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5 | USN-6833-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | vte2.91 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | vte2.91 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | vte | 0.74.2-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2153-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | vte | 0.44.2-9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2151-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | vte | 0.44.2-9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2151-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | vte | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | vte | 0.76.3-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14284-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | vte | 0.74.2-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2153-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | vte | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | vte291 +2 | 0.52.2-2.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2024-2610 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | vte291 | 0.74.2-6 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | vte291 | 0.66.2-3 | — |
Advisories 7
- USN-6833-1 vte2.91 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1 Security update for vte SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1 Security update for vte SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14284-1 libvte-2_91-0-0.76.3-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2153-1 Security update for vte SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2151-1 Security update for vte SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ALAS2-2024-2610 Moderate: vte291 security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 13, 2024