Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-38185: GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | cpio | 0:2.13-13.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | cpio-debuginfo | 0:2.13-13.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | cpio-debugsource | 0:2.13-13.amzn2023.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8CVE-2021-38185 Public exploit
GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-38185.html