USN-8078-1: Zutty vulnerability
Publication date
5 March 2026
Overview
Zutty could be made to execute arbitrary commands.
Releases
Packages
- zutty - X terminal emulator
Details
Carter Sande discovered that Zutty did not correctly echo invalid input to
the console on DECRQSS. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands.
Carter Sande discovered that Zutty did not correctly echo invalid input to
the console on DECRQSS. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary commands.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | zutty – 0.11.2.20220109.192032+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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