Description
Uscan in devscripts before 2.13.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tarball.
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 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
| Debian 13 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
| Debian 12 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
| Debian 7 | devscripts | 2.12.6+deb7u2 | DSA-2836-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2836-1 devscripts - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 64656 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20140106 [notification] CVE-2013-6888: uscan: remote code execution mailing-list
- USN-2084-1 vendor-advisory
- 56579 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2836 vendor-advisory
- 56192 third-party-advisory
- debian-cve20136888-code-execution(90107) vdb-entry
- http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=02c6850d973e3e1246fde72edab27f03d63acc52