Description
StoreBackup before 1.19 does not properly set the uid and guid for symbolic links (1) that are backed up by storeBackup.pl, or (2) recovered by storeBackupRecover.pl, which could cause files to be restored with incorrect ownership.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | storebackup | 1.19-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | storebackup | 1.19-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | storebackup | 1.19-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | storebackup | 1.18.4-2sarge1 | DSA-1022-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1022-1 storebackup - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=332434
- DSA-1022 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=352676
- 19489 third-party-advisory
- 17025 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:021 vendor-advisory