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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0459
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0459)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'rxvt-unicode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0459 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'rxvt-unicode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0459 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
rxvt-unicode 9.25 and 9.26 are vulnerable to remote code execution, in the
Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written
to the user's terminal and certain options are set. (CVE-2022-4170)

Affected Software/OS:
'rxvt-unicode' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-4170
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151597
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/05/1
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