SB20260428123 - Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for rust-cargo-c
Published: April 28, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260428123
CSH Severity
Medium
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 vulnerability.
1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33056)
CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify permissions of arbitrary directories outside the extraction root.
The vulnerability exists due to symlink following in unpack_dir when unpacking a crafted tar archive. A remote attacker can supply a tarball containing a symlink entry followed by a directory entry with the same name to modify permissions of arbitrary directories outside the extraction root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.