CVE-2022-41322

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5659-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

En Kitty versiones anteriores a 0.26.2, una comprobación insuficiente en la secuencia de escape de la notificación de escritorio puede conllevar a una ejecución de código arbitrario. El usuario debe mostrar contenido controlado por el atacante en el terminal y luego hacer clic en una ventana emergente de notificación.

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. 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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-23 CVE Reserved
2022-09-23 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f	2023-11-07
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22	2023-11-07
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Kitty Project Search vendor "Kitty Project"		Kitty Search vendor "Kitty Project" for product "Kitty"				< 0.26.2 Search vendor "Kitty Project" for product "Kitty" and version " < 0.26.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"		-		Affected