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authorLeo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>2017-05-27 11:01:25 -0400
committerLeo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>2017-05-28 14:41:46 -0400
commit0fd0bb56a806d3da4158e1744249de0296161fa6 (patch)
tree2110f5aa1002294c2f951702ea4186d250cc2c63 /gnu/packages/patches
parent5cd0122e60edc9ed0ee365aebef960cf89f0fd19 (diff)
downloadguix-0fd0bb56a806d3da4158e1744249de0296161fa6.tar.gz
gnu: rxvt-unicode: Disable an unwanted code execution vector.
* gnu/packages/patches/rxvt-unicode-escape-sequences.patch: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
* gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm (rxvt-unicode)[source]: Use it.
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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/rxvt-unicode-escape-sequences.patch35
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/rxvt-unicode-escape-sequences.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/rxvt-unicode-escape-sequences.patch
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index 0000000000..064dd51e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/rxvt-unicode-escape-sequences.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+This patch prevents a code execution vector involving terminal escape
+sequences when rxvt-unicode is in "secure mode".
+
+This change was spurred by the following conversation on the
+oss-security mailing list:
+
+Problem description and proof of concept:
+http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/190
+
+Upstream response:
+http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/291
+
+Patch copied from upstream source repository:
+http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/src/command.C?r1=1.582&r2=1.583
+
+--- rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2016/07/14 05:33:26	1.582
++++ rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2017/05/18 02:43:18	1.583
+@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@
+         /* kidnapped escape sequence: Should be 8.3.48 */
+       case C1_ESA:		/* ESC G */
+         // used by original rxvt for rob nations own graphics mode
+-        if (cmd_getc () == 'Q')
++        if (cmd_getc () == 'Q' && option (Opt_insecure))
+           tt_printf ("\033G0\012");	/* query graphics - no graphics */
+         break;
+ 
+@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@
+         break;
+ 
+       case CSI_CUB:		/* 8.3.18: (1) CURSOR LEFT */
+-      case CSI_HPB: 		/* 8.3.59: (1) CHARACTER POSITION BACKWARD */
++      case CSI_HPB:		/* 8.3.59: (1) CHARACTER POSITION BACKWARD */
+ #ifdef ISO6429
+         arg[0] = -arg[0];
+ #else				/* emulate common DEC VTs */