Vulnerability CVE-2024-38448
Published: 2024-06-16

Description:
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.

 References:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-global/2024-05/msg00009.html
https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/global/global/htags/htags.c?revision=1.236&view=markup
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