openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for cpio

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33721

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1197

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

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. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/61.html">CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following</a>

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1

cpio-help: before 2.13-5

cpio-debuginfo: before 2.13-5

cpio-debugsource: before 2.13-5

cpio: before 2.13-5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:cpio-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:cpio-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:cpio-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:cpio:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1300

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.