usn-5659-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-10-05 23:59
Modified
2026-02-10 04:42
Summary
kitty vulnerabilities
Details

Stephane Chauveau discovered that kitty incorrectly handled image filenames with special characters in error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-35605)

Carter Sande discovered that kitty incorrectly handled escape sequences in desktop notifications. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-41322)

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Stephane Chauveau discovered that kitty incorrectly handled image\nfilenames with special characters in error messages. A remote\nattacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-35605)\n\nCarter Sande discovered that kitty incorrectly handled escape\nsequences in desktop notifications. A remote attacker could possibly\nuse this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-41322)\n",
  "id": "USN-5659-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:42:47Z",
  "published": "2022-10-05T23:59:34Z",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "kitty vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41322"
  ]
}



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