vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-4515: Security patch for ctags (ALAS-2025-1974)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 20, 2022 | Apr 30, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 20, 2022
Added
Apr 30, 2025
Modified
May 21, 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
amazon-linux-upgrade-ctags
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