Link Following Affecting cpio package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-CPIO-6230053
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed5 Feb 2024

Introduced: 5 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-7216  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 cpio.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cpio package and not the cpio package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction process, the archiver could follow symlinks outside of the intended directory, which allows files to be written in arbitrary directories through symlinks.

CVSS Base Scores

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