QID 356735

Date Published: 2023-11-16

QID 356735: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ctags : ALAS2-2023-2343

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)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2343 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS2-2023-2343 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2343.html

CVEs related to QID 356735

CVE-2022-4515 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS2-2023-2343	amazon linux 2		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2343.html

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