UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32700

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-32700
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32700.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32700
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Published
2023-05-20T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:19Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/texlive-bin@2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2017.*

2017.20170613.44572-5build1
2017.20170613.44572-5build2
2017.20170613.44572-6
2017.20170613.44572-6build1
2017.20170613.44572-6ubuntu1
2017.20170613.44572-8build1
2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea-dev",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc1",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex-dev",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex1",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua52",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua52-dev",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit-dev",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit2",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "texlive-binaries",
            "binary_version": "2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/texlive-bin@2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2019.*

2019.20190605.51237-2build1
2019.20190605.51237-3
2019.20190605.51237-3build1
2019.20190605.51237-3build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea-dev",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc1",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex-dev",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex2",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua53",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua53-dev",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit-dev",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit2",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "texlive-binaries",
            "binary_version": "2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/texlive-bin@2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2020.*

2020.20200327.54578-7
2020.20200327.54578-7build1

2021.*

2021.20210626.59705-1
2021.20210626.59705-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea-dev",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc1",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex-dev",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsynctex2",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua53",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexlua53-dev",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit-dev",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtexluajit2",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "texlive-binaries",
            "binary_version": "2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}