SB2022092033 - SUSE update for libarchive
Published: September 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092033
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23177)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when extracting files from archive, which can lean to changing ACLs of the target of the link. A local user can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into extracting files from it and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.