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rxvt-unicode — security advisory
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and possibly gain privileges.
- Products
- rxvt-unicode
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.8-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-2215
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and possibly gain privileges.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2215
rxvt-unicode
Fixed versions: 3.8-1
rxvt-unicode
Fixed versions: 3.8-1
rxvt-unicode
Fixed versions: 3.8-1
Complete source record
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