Packages
- exuberant-ctags - build tag file indexes of source code definitions
Details
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.10 kinetic | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.10.1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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