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RHEL 9 : xterm (RHSA-2025:7427)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 237316
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for xterm.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:7427 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: code execution via OSC 50 input sequences (CVE-2022-45063)
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.
Solution
Update the RHEL xterm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:7427.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7427
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 237316
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-7427.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/27/2025
Updated: 5/27/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45063
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:xterm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xterm-resize, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-45063