Summary
Alexander Cherepanov discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled symbolic
links when used with the --no-absolute-filenames option. If a user or
automated system were tricked into extracting a specially-crafted cpio
archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2015-1197)
Gustavo Grieco discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled memory when
extracting archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
extracting a specially-crafted cpio archive, a remote attacker could use
this issue to cause GNU cpio to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2037)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | cpio | 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink …
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Unscored —
The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of…