Affected: AlmaLinux:8: ctags, AlmaLinux:8: ctags-etags

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.

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.

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.

Affected: openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3: ctags

Ctags generates an index (or tag) file of language objects found in source files that allows these items to be quickly and easily located by a text editor or other utility. A tag signifies a language object for which an index entry is available (or, alternatively, the index entry created for that object). Security Fix(es): 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.(CVE-2022-4515)

ctags-5.8-12.1 on GA media

Affected: Rocky Linux:8: ctags

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 Rocky Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Security update for ctags

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: exuberant-ctags, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: exuberant-ctags, Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: exuberant-ctags, Ubuntu:22.04:LTS: exuberant-ctags

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.

Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Komponenten von Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.