vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-31566: Medium priority package update for libarchive
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | Aug 22, 2021 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 22, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 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-2023-upgrade-bsdcatamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bsdcat-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bsdcpioamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bsdcpio-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bsdtaramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bsdtar-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libarchiveamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libarchive-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libarchive-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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