vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5820-1 (CVE-2022-4515): exuberant-ctags vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 20, 2022 | Jan 24, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 20, 2022
Added
Jan 24, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-exuberant-ctags
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