Description
dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files in the .pc directory.
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 | dpkg | 1.15.8.8 | — |
| Debian 13 | dpkg | 1.15.8.8 | — |
| Debian 12 | dpkg | 1.15.8.8 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | dpkg | 1.14.31 | DSA-2142-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2142-1 dpkg - directory traversal Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 42831 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-0345 vendor-advisory
- dpkg-dpkgsource-symlink(64614) vdb-entry
- 42826 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-0362 vendor-advisory
- USN-1038-1 vendor-advisory
- 70367 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0040 vdb-entry
- 45703 vdb-entry
- DSA-2142 vendor-advisory
- 43054 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0044 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0196 vdb-entry