USN-4618-1: tmux vulnerability
5 November 2020
tmux could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- tmux - terminal multiplexer
Details
Sergey Nizovtsev discovered that tmux incorrectly handled some inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10
Ubuntu 20.04
After a standard system update you need to restart tmux session to make
all the necessary changes.