CVE-2023-32668

texlive-bin: LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests

CVE-2023-32668 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32668, released May 11, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0037
31st percentile

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libkpathsea6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 libkpathsea6 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
libkpathsea6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 libkpathsea6 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libkpathsea6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 libkpathsea6 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libptexenc1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 libptexenc1 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
libptexenc1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 libptexenc1 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libptexenc1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 libptexenc1 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libsynctex1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 libsynctex1 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
libsynctex2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 libsynctex2 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libsynctex2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 libsynctex2 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libtexlua52 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 libtexlua52 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
libtexlua53 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 libtexlua53 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libtexlua53 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 libtexlua53 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libtexluajit2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 libtexluajit2 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
libtexluajit2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 libtexluajit2 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
libtexluajit2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 libtexluajit2 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
texlive-bin · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2 DLA-3941-1 Oct 29, 2024
texlive-bin · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32668 May 11, 2023
texlive-bin · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2022.20220321.62855-6 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32668 May 11, 2023
texlive-bin · Debian 14 2022.20220321.62855-6 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32668 May 11, 2023
texlive-binaries · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 texlive-binaries 2017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 Feb 28, 2024
texlive-binaries · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 texlive-binaries 2019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024
texlive-binaries · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 texlive-binaries 2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.2 Feb 28, 2024

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