Path traversal in dpkg - CVE-2022-1664
Published: May 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63711
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1664
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
dpkg
dpkg
Software vendor:
Debian Package Manager
Debian Package Manager
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in Dpkg::Source::Archive in dpkg when extracting untrusted source packages in the v2 and v3
source package formats that include a debian.tar. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted package with symbolic links that point to files outside the source tree root directory and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=7a6c03cb34d4a09f35df2f10779cbf1b70a5200b
- https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=58814cacee39c4ce9e2cd0e3a3b9b57ad437eff5
- https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=1f23dddc17f69c9598477098c7fb9936e15fa495
- https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=faa4c92debe45412bfcf8a44f26e827800bb24be