SB2025061922 - Arch Linux update for erlang
Published: June 19, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061922
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4748)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of .zip archives in the Erlang/OTP standard-library ZIP routines "zip:unzip/1,2" and "zip:extract/1,2". A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted .zip archive to the application and write files to arbitrary locations on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.