Packages
- rxvt-unicode - RXVT-like terminal emulator with Unicode support
Details
It was discovered that rxvt-unicode incorrectly handled certain escape
sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code if a user displayed specially crafted text in the terminal.
It was discovered that rxvt-unicode incorrectly handled certain escape
sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code if a user displayed specially crafted text in the terminal.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart rxvt-unicode to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 LTS focal | rxvt-unicode – 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | rxvt-unicode – 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | rxvt-unicode – 9.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| rxvt-unicode-256color – 9.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| rxvt-unicode-lite – 9.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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