GLSA 202209-22: Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	09/29/2022
Bugs:	#868543
ID:	202209-22

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in Kitty which could allow for arbitrary code execution with user input.

Background

Kitty is a fast, feature-rich, GPU-based terminal.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-terms/kitty	< 0.26.2	>= 0.26.2	All supported architectures

Description

Carter Sande discovered that maliciously constructed control sequences can cause Kitty to display a notification that, when clicked, can cause Kitty to execute arbitrary commands.

Impact

Kitty can produce notifications that, when clicked, can execute arbitrary commands.

Workaround

Avoid clicking unexpected notifications.

Resolution

All Kitty users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/kitty-0.26.2"

References

CVE-2022-41322

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202209-22.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.