Summary
Lorenz Hipp discovered a flaw in exuberant-ctags handling of the tag
filename command-line argument. A crafted tag filename specified
in the command line or in the configuration file could result in
arbitrary command execution.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | exuberant-ctags | 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | exuberant-ctags | 1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | exuberant-ctags | 1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | exuberant-ctags | 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
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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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4515