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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73480

gdu fails to strip terminal escape sequences from directory and file names when printing paths after TUI exit. Attackers can craft malicious directory...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

gdu fails to strip terminal escape sequences from directory and file names when printing paths after TUI exit. Attackers can craft malicious directory or file names containing escape sequences that are interpreted by the terminal, enabling title spoofing, clipboard manipulation, or other terminal-dependent effects.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 gdu

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:13 gdu

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Debian:14 gdu

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org