CVE-2024-38519 SUSE CVE security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE CVE-2024-38519 Interim 1 8 2025-10-05T00:10:09Z current 2024-07-02T23:12:26Z 2025-10-05T00:10:09Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf-cve.pl 2020-12-27T01:00:00Z CVE-2024-38519 `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions, `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` do not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Since `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` also read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from the `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl` directory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed. `yt-dlp` version 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions. `youtube-dl` fixes this issue in commit `d42a222` on the `master` branch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have `.%(ext)s` at the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory, `system32`, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (`-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use `--ignore-config --config-location ...` to not load config from common locations. The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 openSUSE Leap 15.6 openSUSE Tumbleweed python310-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 python311-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 python311-yt-dlp-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 python312-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 python312-yt-dlp-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 yt-dlp-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-bash-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 yt-dlp-bash-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-fish-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 yt-dlp-fish-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-youtube-dl-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 yt-dlp-zsh-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 yt-dlp-zsh-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 python311-yt-dlp-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 yt-dlp-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 yt-dlp-bash-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 yt-dlp-fish-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 yt-dlp-zsh-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 python311-yt-dlp-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 python312-yt-dlp-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 yt-dlp-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 yt-dlp-bash-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 yt-dlp-fish-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 yt-dlp-youtube-dl-2025.08.22-lp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 yt-dlp-zsh-completion-2024.08.01-bp156.2.3.1 as a component of openSUSE Leap 15.6 python310-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed python311-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed python312-yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed yt-dlp-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed yt-dlp-bash-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed yt-dlp-fish-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed yt-dlp-zsh-completion-2024.07.01-1.1 as a component of openSUSE Tumbleweed `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions, `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` do not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Since `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` also read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from the `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl` directory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed. `yt-dlp` version 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions. `youtube-dl` fixes this issue in commit `d42a222` on the `master` branch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have `.%(ext)s` at the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory, `system32`, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (`-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use `--ignore-config --config-location ...` to not load config from common locations. 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