UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38519
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38519
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38519.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38519
- Related
- Published
- 2024-07-02T14:15:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-01-13T10:25:31Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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yt-dlpandyoutube-dlare command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions,yt-dlpandyoutube-dldo not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Sinceyt-dlpandyoutube-dlalso read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from theyt-dlporyoutube-dldirectory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed.yt-dlpversion 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions.youtube-dlfixes this issue in commitd42a222on themasterbranch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have.%(ext)sat the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory,system32, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use--ignore-config --config-location ...to not load config from common locations. - References
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- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38519
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38519
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-79w7-vh3h-8g4j
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5ce582448ececb8d9c30c8c31f58330090ced03a
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.07.01
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-090_yt-dlp
Affected packages
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / yt-dlp
Package
- Name
- yt-dlp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/yt-dlp@2022.04.08-1?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Ubuntu:24.10 / yt-dlp
Package
- Name
- yt-dlp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/yt-dlp@2024.09.27-1?arch=source&distro=oracular
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / yt-dlp
Package
- Name
- yt-dlp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/yt-dlp@2024.04.09-1?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected