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Ubuntu 22.10 USN-5820-1 Critical: Exuberant Ctags Command Execution

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Calendar Grey January 24, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Alarming ctags flaw permits unrestricted command execution across several Ubuntu releases. Immediate patch advised.
Exuberant ctags could be make to perform arbitary command execution if run with maliciously crafted user input

Summary

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security advisory security issue critical command execution Ubuntu exuberant-ctags

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: exuberant-ctags 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5820-1

CVE-2022-4515

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January 24, 2023

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security advisory security issue critical command execution Ubuntu exuberant-ctags

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exuberant-ctags/1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1

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