Improper Input Validation Affecting borgbackup package, versions <1.0.9-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-BORGBACKUP-468127
  • published22 Sept 2019
  • disclosed22 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Sep 2019

CVE-2016-10100  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.5 borgbackup to version 1.0.9-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream borgbackup package and not the borgbackup package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Borg (aka BorgBackup) before 1.0.9 has a flaw in the way duplicate archive names were processed during manifest recovery, potentially allowing an attacker to overwrite an archive.