#1149711 collectl: CVE-2026-103431

Package:
src:collectl
Source:
src:collectl
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-10-02 15:01:06 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1149711#5
Date:
2026-10-02 14:47:19 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for collectl.

CVE-2026-103431[0]:
| colmux in collectl before 4.3.20.2 does not sanitize ANSI/VT100
| terminal escape sequences in data received from remote collectl
| instances before displaying it, allowing a local user on a monitored
| host to inject escape sequences into the terminal of an operator
| running colmux, via a crafted process name (argv[0]).


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-103431
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103431
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543974

Regards,
Salvatore