CVE-2023-32700
Publication date 20 May 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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texlive-bin | ||
22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6115-1
- TeX Live vulnerability
- 30 May 2023