Ubuntu Security Update USN-5659-1: kitty vulnerabilities

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Stephane Chauveau discovered that kitty incorrectly handled image filenames with special characters in error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-35605) Carter Sande discovered that kitty incorrectly handled escape sequences in desktop notifications. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-41322)

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