Summary
SquashFS is a highly compressed read-only file system for Linux. These packages contain the utilities for manipulating squashfs file systems.
Security Fix(es):
* squashfs-tools: unvalidated filepaths allow writing outside of destination (CVE-2021-40153)
* squashfs-tools: possible Directory Traversal via symbolic link (CVE-2021-41072)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | squashfs-tools | 4.4-10.git1.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
squashfs_opendir in unsquash-1.c in Squashfs-Tools 4.5 stores the filename in the directory entry; this is then used by…
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Unscored —
squashfs_opendir in unsquash-2.c in Squashfs-Tools 4.5 allows Directory Traversal, a different vulnerability than CVE-2…