ALSA-2021:0611

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    ALSA-2021:0611

    Published: 18 Feb 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Important: xterm security update

    Details: The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly. Security Fix(es): * xterm: crash when processing combining characters (CVE-2021-27135) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-0611.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-27135

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xterm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/xterm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -331-1.el8_3.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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