USN-6833-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6833-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6833-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6833-1
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Published
2024-06-13T12:35:18.732083Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:38:41Z
Summary
vte2.91 vulnerability
Details

Siddharth Dushantha discovered that VTE incorrectly handled large window resize escape sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / vte2.91

Package

Name
vte2.91
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vte2.91@0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.58.2-1ubuntu2
0.59.91-0ubuntu1
0.59.91-0ubuntu2
0.60.0-2ubuntu2
0.60.1-1ubuntu1
0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-vte-2.91"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.3-0ubuntu1~20.5",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / vte2.91

Package

Name
vte2.91
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vte2.91@0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.64.2-1ubuntu1
0.64.2-3
0.66.1-1
0.66.2-1
0.66.2-1build1
0.67.90-2
0.68.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-vte-2.91"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / vte2.91

Package

Name
vte2.91
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vte2.91@0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.74.0-2
0.74.1-1
0.74.1-1build1
0.74.2-1
0.75.91-2
0.75.92-1build1
0.75.92-1build2
0.76.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-vte-2.91"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-vte-3.91"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-gtk4-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-2.91-gtk4-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}