UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38448

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38448
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38448.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38448
Upstream
Published
2024-06-16T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T17:01:17Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@6.6.7-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.6.5-1
6.6.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "6.6.7-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@6.6.11-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.6.9-1
6.6.11-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "6.6.11-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@6.6.13-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.6.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "6.6.13-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@5.7.1-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.7.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "5.7.1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@6.6.2-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.5.7-1
6.5.7-4
6.6.1-1
6.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "6.6.2-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

global

Package

Name
global
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/global@6.6.4-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.6.3-2
6.6.3-3
6.6.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "global",
            "binary_version": "6.6.4-1"
        }
    ]
}