SB2024020757 - Fedora EPEL 9 update for engrampa



SB2024020757 - Fedora EPEL 9 update for engrampa

Published: February 7, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024020757
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52138)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when handling cpio archives. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted cpio archive to the application and overwrite arbitrary files on the system, resulting in remote code execution.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.