USN-4618-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4618-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4618-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4618-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2020-11-05T13:38:59.760052Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:17Z
Summary
tmux vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / tmux

Package

Name
tmux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tmux@3.0a-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0a-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.9a-3build1
2.9a-3build2

3.*

3.0-1
3.0a-1
3.0a-2
3.0a-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0a-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "tmux"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-27347"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}