Packages
- exuberant-ctags - build tag file indexes of source code definitions
Details
It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified
js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant
Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that Exuberant Ctags incorrectly handled certain minified
js files. An attacker could use this issue to possibly cause Exuberant
Ctags to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
14.04 trusty | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-7ubuntu0.1 | ||
12.04 precise | exuberant-ctags – 1:5.9~svn20110310-3ubuntu0.1 |
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