CVE-2023-46316 Command injection in n/a
Improper command line parsing in Traceroute wrapper scripts allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-46316?
CVE-2023-46316 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.
Weakness: CWE-234
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46316?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (26)
traceroute AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8 |
traceroute AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 3:2.1.0-18.el9 |
traceroute Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8 |
traceroute-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8 |
traceroute-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8 |
traceroute Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-18.el9 |
traceroute-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-18.el9 |
traceroute-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-18.el9 |
traceroute Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8 |
traceroute-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8 |
traceroute-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8 |
traceroute Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 3:2.1.0-8.el8 |
traceroute Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 3:2.1.0-18.el9 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.0.19-3.6.1 |
traceroute SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.0.19-3.6.1 |
traceroute openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.4 | All versions | 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1 |
traceroute openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.1.3-1.1 |
Products include Buc Traceroute, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46316?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-46316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2024:2483, ALSA-2024:3211, AZL-31746, CLSA-2025-1753299555, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46316, GHSA-x3vv-qh4r-crf2 and 13 more.