Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-14352: A flaw was found in librepo. A directory traversal vulnerability was found where it failed to sanitize paths in remote repository metadata. An attacker controlling a remote repository may be able to copy files outside of the destination directory on the targeted system via path traversal. This flaw could potentially result in system compromise via the overwriting of critical system files. The highest threat from this flaw is to users that make use of untrusted third-party repositories. 1866498: CVE-2020-14352 librepo: missing path validation in repomd.xml may lead to directory traversal
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | librepo | 0:1.8.1-8.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | librepo-debuginfo | 0:1.8.1-8.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | librepo-devel | 0:1.8.1-8.amzn2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | python-librepo | 0:1.8.1-8.amzn2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A flaw was found in librepo in versions before 1.12.1. A directory traversal vulnerability was found where it failed to…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2020-14352.html