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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5820.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5820-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the USN-5820-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the USN-5820-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Lorenz Hipp discovered a flaw in exuberant-ctags handling of the tag
filename command-line argument. A crafted tag filename specified
in the command line or in the configuration file could result in
arbitrary command execution.

Affected Software/OS:
'exuberant-ctags' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

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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