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Medium ALSA-2023:2863 1 CVE

Moderate: ctags security update

Published May 16, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.

Security Fix(es):

* ctags: arbitrary command execution via a tag file with a crafted filename (CVE-2022-4515)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 ctags 5.8-23.el8
AlmaLinux · 8 ctags-etags 5.8-23.el8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4515
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2153519
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2863.html