OS Command Injection Affecting amanda-client package, versions *
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed11 Jan 2016
Introduced: 11 Jan 2016
CVE-2016-10729 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 amanda-client.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream amanda-client package and not the amanda-client package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.