vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-31566: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2023-2374)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 23, 2022 | Dec 5, 2023 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Added
Dec 5, 2023
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bsdcpioamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bsdtaramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libarchiveamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libarchive-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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