Link following in Opensuse - CVE-2010-4226
Published: February 6, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42060
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4226
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Affected software:
Opensuse
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4226
Install update from vendor's website.