Buffer Overflow Affecting xterm-debugsource package, versions <0:366-12.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.68% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-XTERMDEBUGSOURCE-13287820
  • published5 Oct 2025
  • disclosed31 Jan 2022

Introduced: 31 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-24130  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 xterm-debugsource to version 0:366-12.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:14075.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xterm-debugsource package and not the xterm-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1