xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14075 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2022-24130

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:14075 advisory.

    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014     compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    Security Fix(es):

    * xterm: Buffer overflow in set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c (CVE-2022-24130)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:14075 advisory.

    * xterm: Buffer overflow in set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c (CVE-2022-24130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

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

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the xterm-366-8.el9 build changelog.

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3953-1 advisory.

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3952-1 advisory.

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202208-22 (xterm: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service     (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence. (CVE-2021-27135)

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

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

According to the versions of the xterm packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2913 advisory.

  - xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in     set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text. (CVE-2022-24130)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
255374	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-24130	Nessus	Misc.	medium
252303	Oracle Linux 9 : xterm (ELSA-2025-14075)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
252285	RHEL 9 : xterm (RHSA-2025:14075)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
252284	AlmaLinux 9 : xterm (ALSA-2025:14075)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	medium
191231	CentOS 9 : xterm-366-8.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
167341	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : xterm (SUSE-SU-2022:3953-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
167329	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xterm (SUSE-SU-2022:3952-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
164111	GLSA-202208-22 : xterm: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
160147	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : xterm (EulerOS-SA-2022-1593)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
157407	Debian DLA-2913-1 : xterm - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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