vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2022-4515: Moderate: ctags security update (ALSA-2023-2863)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 20, 2022 | May 23, 2023 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 20, 2022
Added
May 23, 2023
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-ctagsalma-upgrade-ctags-etags
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