Description
xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | xloadimage | 4.1-34.RHEL4 | RHSA-2005:332 |
| RHEL 3 | xloadimage | 4.1-34.RHEL3 | RHSA-2005:332 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2005:332 Red Hat Security Advisory: xloadimage security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-695-1 xli - buffer overflow, input sanitising, integer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-694-1 xloadimage - missing input sanitising, integer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 12712 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200503-05 vendor-advisory
- 14459 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79762
- DSA-695 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:332 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-134_RHSA-2005-332.pdf
- 14462 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10898 vdb-entry signature
- FLSA-2006:152923 vendor-advisory
- 14365 vdb-entry