Vigil@nce - Kitty: code execution via Graphics Protocol Error Message
March 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian, openSUSE Leap.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: privileged access/rights, user access/rights.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 28/12/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can use a vulnerability via Graphics Protocol Error
Message of Kitty, in order to run code.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Kitty-code-execution-via-Graphics-Protocol-
Error-Message-34201