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GLSA-202209-22 : Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 165539

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202209-22 (Kitty: Arbitrary Code Execution)

 - In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user must display attacker-controlled content in the terminal, then click on a notification popup. (CVE-2022-41322)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All Kitty users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=868543

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165539

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202209-22.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 9/29/2022

Updated: 10/10/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:kitty, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41322