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An e17 security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 11 to address a missing input sanitizing in the Enlightenment window manager.



DSA 5233-1: e17 security update



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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5233-1 security@debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 21, 2022   https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : e17
CVE ID : CVE-2022-37706

Maher Azzouzi discovered that missing input sanitising in the
Enlightenment window manager may result in local privilege escalation to
root.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.24.2-8+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your e17 packages.

For the detailed security status of e17 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/e17

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://www.debian.org/security/