CVE-2024-38448
htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-38448- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37337
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-37337- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4rp-pq8q-wm7r
htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j4rp-pq8q-wm7r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-38448- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-38448
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38448- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38448
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38448- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-38448- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0210-1 No score
Security update for global
This update for global fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-38448: htags may allow code execution via untrusted dbpath (boo#1226420)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:0210-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14123-1 No score
global-6.6.13-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the global-6.6.13-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14123-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
globalDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.11-16.6.12-16.6.13-16.6.14-16.6.14-1.16.6.9-1 |
None known |
globalDebian:13 |
before 6.6.13-1 | 6.6.13-1 |
globalDebian:14 |
before 6.6.13-1 | 6.6.13-1 |
globalUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.7.1-2 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.5.7-16.5.7-46.6.1-16.6.2-1 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.3-26.6.3-36.6.4-1 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.5-16.6.7-1 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.9-16.6.11-1 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.13-16.6.14-1.1 |
None known |
globalUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.14-1.1build1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
globalUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.6.14-1.16.6.14-1.1build1 |
None known |
globalSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 |
before 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 | 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 |
globalSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 |
before 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 | 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 |
globalopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 | 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 |
globalopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 | 6.6.9-bp156.3.3.1 |
globalopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 6.6.13-1.1 | 6.6.13-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-38448 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Gnu Global, published June 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in global 6.6.13-1.
References
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-global/2024-05/msg00009.html
cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/global/global/htags/htags.c?revision=1.236&view=markup
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38448
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4rp-pq8q-wm7r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38448
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38448