Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.893254
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3254-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the DLA-3254-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the DLA-3254-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A flaw was found in the way the exubertant-ctags source code parser handled the '-o' command-line option which specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file could have resulted in arbitrary command execution because the externalSortTags() in sort.c calls the system(3) function in an unsafe way. CVE-2022-4515 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. For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:5.9~ svn20110310-12+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your exuberant-ctags packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) on Debian 10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-4515 [debian-lts-announce] 20221231 [SECURITY] [DLA 3254-1] exuberant-ctags security update https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00040.html https://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/HEAD/tree/tags/ctags-5.8/sort.c#l56
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