Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202108-9 ========================================= Severity: High Date : 2021-08-10 CVE-ID : CVE-2021-38165 Package : lynx Type : information disclosure Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2261 Summary ======= The package lynx before version 2.8.9-4 is vulnerable to information disclosure. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 2.8.9-4. # pacman -Syu "lynx>=2.8.9-4" The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== HTParse in Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data or HTTP headers. Impact ====== A remote attacker could retrieve HTTP Basic Authentication credentials. References ========== https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/71764 https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/lynx-dev/2021-08/msg00002.html https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/CHANGES.html#index-v2.9.0dev.9 https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/packages/lynx/trunk/CVE-... https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-38165