| Name | CVE-2024-38448 |
| Description | htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is untrusted, because shell metacharacters may be used. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1074535 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| global (PTS) | jessie | 5.7.1-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 6.5.6-2+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 6.6.3-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 6.6.5-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 6.6.9-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 6.6.13-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| global | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| global | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| global | source | (unstable) | 6.6.13-1 | | | 1074535 |
Notes
[bookworm] - global <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - global <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - global <postponed> (Minor issue, -d/dbpath unlikely to be untrusted)
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-global/2024-05/msg00009.html