RHSA-2023:2863 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: ctags security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · May 16, 2023
Updated · June 25, 2026
Topic
An update for ctags is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.
Security Fix(es):
- ctags: arbitrary command execution via a tag file with a crafted filename (CVE-2022-4515)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.