Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-4515: A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file results in arbitrary command execution because the externalSortTags() in sort.c calls the system(3) function in an unsafe way.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ctags | 0:5.8-23.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ctags-debuginfo | 0:5.8-23.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | ctags-etags | 0:5.8-23.amzn2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A cr…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-4515.html