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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1197

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 cpio

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11+dfsg-4.1"}]}]

Debian:13 cpio

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11+dfsg-4.1"}]}]

Debian:14 cpio

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11+dfsg-4.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org