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Debian dla-4203 : kitty - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 237659

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4203 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4203-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Tobias Frost June 01, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : kitty Version : 0.19.3-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-41322 Debian Bug : 1020582

 A vulnerability has been found in kitty, a fast, featureful, GPU based terminal emulator, which possible allows arbitrary code execution.

 CVE-2022-41322

 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.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 0.19.3-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your kitty packages.

 For the detailed security status of kitty please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/kitty

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the kitty packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/kitty

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-41322

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/kitty

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237659

File Name: debian_DLA-4203.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/2/2025

Updated: 6/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kitty, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kitty-terminfo, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kitty-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41322