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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-07
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Severity: Normal
Title: cpio: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: July 01, 2024
Bugs: #807088
ID: 202407-07
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in cpio, which can lead to arbitrary
code execution.
Background
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cpio is a file archival tool which can also read and write tar files.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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app-arch/cpio < 2.13-r1 >= 2.13-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cpio. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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GNU cpio allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted
pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that
triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there
are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option,
is untrusted data.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All cpio users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/cpio-2.13-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2037
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2037
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-14866
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14866
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-38185
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38185
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-07
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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